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What is the name of the path an objects takes when it revolves around another object?

an orbit


Does Venus' have a year?

A year is defined as the time it takes an object to revolve around the Sun once. Venus revolves around the Sun, so yes it does have a year [See related question]


What do you call the path of the earth takes as it revolves around the sun?

That would be an elliptical orbit.


What would be the length one day if the orbit takes 20 earth years?

Exactly the same as it is now.A day is defined as the time it takes an object to rotatearound it's axis.A year is defined as the time an object takes to revolvearound another body.So even though the Earth revolves around the Sun in 20 years, it's day would stay the same.


How long it takes the sun to get around mercury?

The Sun doesn't revolve around Mercury, Mercury revolves around the Sun. For Mercury to revolve around the Sun, it takes 88 Earth days.

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What is the name of the path an objects takes when it revolves around another object?

an orbit


Does Venus' have a year?

A year is defined as the time it takes an object to revolve around the Sun once. Venus revolves around the Sun, so yes it does have a year [See related question]


What do you call the path of the earth takes as it revolves around the sun?

That would be an elliptical orbit.


How did Uranus get where it is now?

because uranus revolves around the sun like all the other planets. revolving means to go around something without spinning. every planet revolves. if a planet does not revolve, then there wouldn't be any day or night. the earth takes 365 days to revolve around the sun once. uranus takes 30,800 days to revole around the sun once. that is a really long year.


Does the sun revolve around the earth why and how long?

No, the earth revolves around the sun. it takes 365 days to completely revolve around it.


What planet has the shortest period of revolution?

Mecury.Mercury. Mercury only takes 88 days to orbit once around the sun.Mercury. It revolves around the Sun once in about 88 Earth days.


The path that an object takes around another object?

Orbit


What would be the length one day if the orbit takes 20 earth years?

Exactly the same as it is now.A day is defined as the time it takes an object to rotatearound it's axis.A year is defined as the time an object takes to revolvearound another body.So even though the Earth revolves around the Sun in 20 years, it's day would stay the same.


How long it takes the sun to get around mercury?

The Sun doesn't revolve around Mercury, Mercury revolves around the Sun. For Mercury to revolve around the Sun, it takes 88 Earth days.


How long does it takes earth to complete a circle around the sun?

If the earth revolves around the sun it takes 365 days (one year) if the earth rotates around the sun it takes 24 hours (one day)


What is the path an object takes as it moves around another object?

An orbit.


What is the path an object takes as it revoves around another object?

Revolution