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Why planets' orbits are elliptical and not circular?
The solar system condensed out of an interstellar dust cloud; the original cloud was not a perfectly symmetrical object, either in shape or in composition, and as it condensed, the result was not neat or orderly; there were lots of collisions as well as near misses that altered planetary orbits.
What is the technical name for planetary orbits?
"Planetary orbits" is the technical term.
Planetary orbits that are more elliptical have a greater?
Planetary orbits that are elliptical will have a greater focus.
What shape are most planets' orbits around the sun in specific the earth?
ALL planetary orbits are ellipses.
According to the three laws of planetary motion what are the shapes of planetary orbits?
ellipses, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse
Why planets' orbits are elliptical and not circular?
The solar system condensed out of an interstellar dust cloud; the original cloud was not a perfectly symmetrical object, either in shape or in composition, and as it condensed, the result was not neat or orderly; there were lots of collisions as well as near misses that altered planetary orbits.
What is the technical name for planetary orbits?
"Planetary orbits" is the technical term.
Planetary orbits that are more elliptical have a greater?
Planetary orbits that are elliptical will have a greater focus.
Are all planetary orbits ellipses?
Yes, every closed orbit is an ellipse. Circles are "perfect" ellipses, but no natural orbit could be perfectly circular.
What are planetary satellites?
a planetary satellite is any object that orbits a planet
Are planetary orbits elliptical?
Yes
Concerning the planetary orbits why was Copernicus somewhat inaccurate?
He suggested the orbits were circles.
Which planetary body orbits the Earth?
the moon.
According to the three laws of planetary motion planetary orbits are in the shape of an?
They are in the shape of an ellipse.
Who improved the copernican planetary hypothesis by determining the true shapes of the planetary orbits?
Kepler
What is the difference between a planetary object and a moon?
A planetary body is a non-luminous object rounded by it's own gravity that orbits a star or a stellar remnant. A moon, or satellite, orbits a planetary body.
What shape are most planets' orbits around the sun in specific the earth?
ALL planetary orbits are ellipses.
