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What two measurable properties directly tell us the size and shape of a planet's orbit?
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The semi-major axis (size) and the eccentricity (shape).
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Does Pluto orbit directly at the sun?
Yes, Pluto as well as all of the dwarf planets orbit the Sun directly. They are not moons.
What conclusions can you draw about a planets properties just by knowing how far it is from the sun?
temperature, orbit...........................
Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
Which objects in the solar system orbit directly around the sun and which don't?
The planets,asteroids,and comets. There is nothing that doesn't orbit the sun.
Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?
Planets
Do planets revolve around earth?
No, planets orbit around the sun directly.
Does Pluto orbit directly at the sun?
Yes, Pluto as well as all of the dwarf planets orbit the Sun directly. They are not moons.
Are dwarf planets satillites?
They are satellites of our sun, as with the eight major planets. They orbit the sun directly.
What conclusions can you draw about a planets properties just by knowing how far it is from the sun?
temperature, orbit...........................
Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
What are some properties that the moon and earth share?
both are planets and are orbit with centripetal force. think about the atmospheres. They orbit around one another.
Do all the planets have smaller planets orbiting them?
No. Planets orbit suns, while moons orbit planets. Planets do not orbit planets.
Describe a terrestrial planet?
To qualify as a planet, a body has to be approximately spherical (achieving hydrostatic equilibrium under its own gravity), it has to orbit the sun directly and it has to have cleared its orbit of all other objects - so that at that distance from the sun, there are no other sizable bodies.
Which objects in the solar system orbit directly around the sun and which don't?
The planets,asteroids,and comets. There is nothing that doesn't orbit the sun.
How many moons do the suns have?
The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.
How fast do the planets orbit the earth?
The planets do not orbit the Earth, they orbit the sun.
Do the stars orbit the planets or do planets orbit stars?
Moons orbit planets. Planets orbit stars. Some stars orbit other stars, or orbit their mutual center of gravity. Stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Galaxies may orbit the center of the "galactic group".
