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A planet's angular momentum is constant, which is one way of stating Kepler's second law of planetary motion, the one about sweeping out equal areas. The angular momentum of the daily rotation is also constant.
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How angular momentum of the earth remain constant?
As there is no external torque acting on it, its angular momentum remains constant. This is according to the law of conservation of angular momentum
How do the moons stay in orbit around the sun?
The moons are around planets, planets are around the sun. But basically the orbit is a mix of forward momentum and the the pull towards the sun, this creats an angular movement. when the planet moves forward, this angular movement is now forward momentum and gravity is still pulling it towards the sun creating a angular movement and when added together this is roughly a circle that goes all around the sun.
What holds up the moon?
Angular momentum holds up the moon.
Most of the angular momentum of the solar system is found in the?
orbits of the planets.
Why do planets rotate around the sun in the same direction?
They don't rotate in the same direction. But most of the rotation comes about from the conservation of angular momentum. Angular momentum is given by L=m*w*r2 where m is the mass, w is the angular velocity in radians per second, and r is the radius of the circular motion. Due to conservation of angular momentum, if the radius of the orbit decreases, then its angular velocity must increase (as the mass is constant). Hope I answered your question... You can find more on this website(I copied and pasted the info above): http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=416
Angular momentum about the center of the planet is conserved?
YES
What keeps Venus up in space?
Angular momentum is what keeps the planet Venus up, in the sense of not falling into the sun. To be precise, it is the balance between the gravitational attraction of the sun, and the angular momentum of the planet, which keeps Venus in its orbit.
What is the difference between angular velocity and angular momentum?
angular momentum and angular velocity
Angular momentum is a measure of?
angular momentum is the measure of angular motion in a body.
Can a body in translatory motion have angular momentum?
Yes. A nice example is a planet in orbit around the sun. Even if it were not rotating, it would have angular momentum on account of its curved, closed path.
What is the name of the mechanism that produces the greatest amount of torque?
An angular force would produce a large torque like angular momentum of a spinning wheel.
How angular momentum of the earth remain constant?
As there is no external torque acting on it, its angular momentum remains constant. This is according to the law of conservation of angular momentum
What is the difference between linear momentum and angular momentum?
angular mmtm is a cross product unlike linear momentum
What is the applications of angular momentum?
when we churn and make out butter milk out of curd, here we apply angular momentum ceiling fan is another example of angular momentum
Do all rotating objects have angular momentum?
Rotating objects all have angular momentum.
What is the relation between torque and angular momentum?
Torque is the rate of change of angular momentum.
What is momentam?
The moment of linear momentum is called angular momentum. or The vector product of position vector and linear momentum is called angular momentum.
