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Q: Why does mars move backwards at certain times?
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Why does Mars appear to be moving backwards?

The retrogade motion of Mars happens because Mars is slower than Earth and occasionally we overtake it, so it appears to move backwards.


What are the celestial objects the move that appear to move backwards?

One is mars. I don't know of any others. It appears to move backwards sometimes because the earth orbits closer to the sun than mars and we pass it up and then it catches back up to us


Is Uranus in retrograde rotation?

Yes and so is Venus. The planets that move in retrograde (appear to move backwards against the starry sky) are Mars Jupiter and Saturn.


What pieces can move backwards?

Kings can move, Queens, Bishops, and also Rooks can move backwards.


What bird can only move backwards?

no bird can only move backwards! only a hummingbird has the ability to move backwards but it also moves forwards and left to right!


Why does mars appear to travel from east to west during part of the year and from west to east during the other part of the year?

We call this "retrograde" motion. It is caused by the fact Mars is in an orbit farther out from the Sun than Earth is, but Earth and Mars are both circling the Sun. So every time the Earth starts to catch up to Mars and then PASS Mars, Mars "appears" to move backwards as we pass by.


Can snakes move backwards?

no


What is heavy when you move it forward but not when you move it backwards?

your arms.


How many chances do you get to move the ball up the field in football?

Forward 1 time.... backwards as many times as you want.


Why might humans need to move to mars?

humans are idiots to want to move to mars


Which game do you try to always move backwards?

Tug of war it the game that you try to always move backwards in but its not that easy when you try


Can a deer move backwards?

yes