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Why do planets follow their own orbits as they revolve around the sun?
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∙ 8y ago
"Inertia" plus gravity (of the sun).
Note that the orbits do change over time, but that in the last few billion years they have been quite stable.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoBecause of their momentum and the mutual gravitation between them and the sun.
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Why do planets stay in orbits as they revolve around the sun?
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What planets does Mars revolve around?
Mars does not revolve around any planets, it is a planet in its own right. If it did, it would be called a moon. It orbits the sun directly.
His calculations showed that the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits?
Kepler
What do planets revolve around?
Planets orbit stars. Our planet (earth) orbits a star we call the sun.
Can planets and dwarf planets revolve around the sun?
Yes, they revolve around the sun in their orbits. Their orbits depend on their weight, which would determine the weight of gravity in individual cases, and the planets are controlled by their own gravity and the centrifugal and centriputal forces always in effect.
Who stated that all the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits and that the sun is not the exact center of orbits?
galelio
Do other planets revolve around the sun too do they have there own orbits?
They have their own orbits, around the star they formed around, just like how our planet orbits our sun.
Why do the planets stay in there orbits as they revolve around the sun?
because of the gravity the sun has and also the planets have gravity turning around the sun
What are the planets orbits?
The planets orbits are the routes or paths that the planets follow around our sun. One orbit is one trip around the sun (one year).
What is the shape of a planets orbit and in which direction do all planets revolve?
Planetary orbits are eliptical, that is they are shaped as elipses. All planets revolve around the sun anti-clockwise as viewed from Earth's north pole.
In the solar system the orbits of the planets are best describe as?
Planets revolve around the Sun. The Sun does not revolve or rotate around the planets. Planetary orbits are best described as an ellipse. Revolving is when the planet goes around the Sun. Rotating is when the planet spins on its own axis. The Earth does one revolution in 365 days but one rotation in 24 hours.
Does Neptune revolve around the sun?
Yes, like all of the planets in our solar system Neptune orbits the Sun.
