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They spin at a different rate on their axis than the Earth does on its axis.

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Why does it takes some planets only days to revolve around the sun and other planets more than one hundred years?

It takes longer because the planets are differant distances away from the sun, the greater the difference the longer it take


How do the planets move around the sun to create a year?

the planets move around in an oval shape around the sun there are 2 ways they do that 1.the revolution around the sun 2.spinning around if a planet goes around the sun then that's called a revolution it takes 365 days (1 year) for the earth to go around the sun if a planet spins around that is 1 day it takes 24 hours (1 day) for earth to spin around some planets take longer to go around the sun and some go faster than the earth


Orders of the planets?

Mercury (nearest Sun) Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto (these days not classed as a planet by some)


What are planets like?

planets are some thing like earth but there are alot of things that are not the same.Like there is no planet that can hold or keep things alive like earth can.amost all the planets have no gravitey like earth does .


Are there some planets that are the same as earth?

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Why do some planets take longer to rotate around the earth?

Since the 1600s, it has been generally accepted that no planets revolve around the Earth.


Why does it takes some planets only days to revolve around the sun and other planets more than one hundred years?

It takes longer because the planets are differant distances away from the sun, the greater the difference the longer it take


What planet has a tilted axis so that the planet has seasons .?

All planets have seasons. Some have longer and shorter seasons then others. On some planets a day is longer then its season. Of the "inner planets" only Earth and Mars have large enough tilts to give significant seasonal effects.


Why do some plants have longer years than earth?

A year for a planet is the time it takes for that planet to orbit the sun. Some planets take longer to orbit the sun because they are farther away from the sun than Earth, so those planets have a farther distance to cover to orbit the sun once than the Earth does.


What inner planet has a tilted axis so that the planet has seasons?

All planets have seasons. Some have longer and shorter seasons then others. On some planets a day is longer then its season. Of the "inner planets" only Earth and Mars have large enough tilts to give significant seasonal effects.


How big are planets?

well some planets are bigger than the earth but from the inside earth is of course bigger than all of the other planets


Can some earth-like planets be ten times bigger than earth?

Yes, there is a possibility that there are some earth-like planets that could be ten times bigger than the earth.


Can some earth-like planets be fifty times bigger than earth?

Yes, there is a possibility that there are some earth-like planets that could be fifty times bigger than the earth.


How do the planets move around the sun to create a year?

the planets move around in an oval shape around the sun there are 2 ways they do that 1.the revolution around the sun 2.spinning around if a planet goes around the sun then that's called a revolution it takes 365 days (1 year) for the earth to go around the sun if a planet spins around that is 1 day it takes 24 hours (1 day) for earth to spin around some planets take longer to go around the sun and some go faster than the earth


Orders of the planets?

Mercury (nearest Sun) Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto (these days not classed as a planet by some)


Why do some planets take a long time to orbit around the sun?

Some planets take longer to orbit the sun because they are farther away giving them a longer path to travel.


What are planets like?

planets are some thing like earth but there are alot of things that are not the same.Like there is no planet that can hold or keep things alive like earth can.amost all the planets have no gravitey like earth does .