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This is not actually the case. All of the planets are tilted. Uranus just happens to be tilted more than any of the others. The Earth, for example is actually tilted 23.5 degrees from the vertical. Uranus is tilted 98 degrees from the vertical, making its north pole point towards the sun.

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Q: Why is Uranus the only planet tilted on its side?
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Which planet is tilted 90 degrees on its side?

Uranus.


What is the only planet tilted on it side?

Uranus, with a tilt of 98°. All planets have some tilt, but Uranus' tilt is so extreme, it rotates on its side.


Which large planet revolves about sun tilted on its side?

Uranus


What planet is tilted with respect to the sun and orbits of other planets?

Planet Uranus, it is tilted on its side by 98 degrees.


What outer planet is tilted on its side and rotates from top to bottom?

Uranus


Which planet's axis lies only 8 degrees from the plane of its orbit?

Uranus. It is tilted on its side by 98 degrees.


Which planet has its axis of rotation tilted completely on its side?

Well first of all, since the planets are almost perfect spheres, they have no 'sides'.You're probably thinking of Uranus, whose axis of rotation is tilted of 97.77°, andso is approximately parallel with the plane of the Solar System.


What is tilted with respect to the sun and the orbits of other planets?

Planet Uranus, it is tilted on its side by 98 degrees.


The planet that rotates on its side?

Uranus, though unfortunately no one really knows why. Pluto also has a horizontal axis so it rolls on its side as well. However, Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet so Uranus is the only planet of the 7 that spins this way.


Which planet spin on its side?

The planet Uranus spins on its side.


Which is the only planet to orbit in a different direction?

none of them orbit in a different direction they all orbit the sun in a counter-clockwise rotation. you may be thinking of how they are tilted because only on planet is tilted nearly onits side: Uranus which is tilted at 98degrees


Is Earth the planet that rotates on its side?

No. It rotates in an axis that is about 23° tilted from perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic. Uranus is the planet that is most tilted on its side, with an axial tilt of 97.77°.