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Why is a year on one planet different from a year on another planet?
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∙ 7y ago
This refers to the time it takes Pluto - or the Earth - to go once around the Sun. Pluto is quite a bit farther from the Sun, therefore has to travel a longer path. It also moves slower around the Sun, precisely because it is farther away (for more details, read about Kepler's Third Law).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoBoth the Earth and Pluto move in a near circular path round the Sun. When either Pluto or Earth complete one rotation round the Sun (called an orbit) we say that either an Earth year (for Earth) or a Pluto year (for Pluto) has passed.
As Earth is much much nearer the Sun than Pluto, it orbits the Sun 248.09 times for every singe orbit that Pluto makes. Thus Pluto's year equals 248.09 Earth years.
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∙ 7y agoA year for a planet marks the point when it has done one full rotation around the sun. as different planets are different distances from the sun, and travel at different speeds they take different lengths of time to do a full circuit
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∙ 15y agoA day on Pluto takes 6 d 9 h 17 m 36 s in Earth time.
A year on Pluto takes 90 613.305 days or 248.09 years in Earth time.
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∙ 7y agoThe farther away from the sun means it takes longer to rotate the sun and thus a longer year.
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What does the earth take One year to do?
It takes one year to complete one revolution around the sun. This is the definition of a year. All planets take one (local) year to do so. Years are of different lengths of time depending on what planet you are referring to. A year on earth is different from a year on a different planet
Why does the length of day vary from one planet to another?
Because different planets have different diameters and spin at different rates.
How is years measured?
A year - is the time taken for a planet to orbit once around the sun.
What is the different between a planet and a dwarf planet?
the planet is one of the gases planet.. and the dwarf planets are small planets..
How are different ways that Pluto and Mucery are different?
one is a planet
What does the earth take One year to do?
It takes one year to complete one revolution around the sun. This is the definition of a year. All planets take one (local) year to do so. Years are of different lengths of time depending on what planet you are referring to. A year on earth is different from a year on a different planet
Why does the length of day vary from one planet to another?
Because different planets have different diameters and spin at different rates.
What is one orbit of the sun by a planet is called?
A year. Each planet in a solar system has a year of different length, equal to the time it takes for one complete orbit around its sun.
How is years measured?
A year - is the time taken for a planet to orbit once around the sun.
How are revolution and year alike?
"Revolution" means orbiting around another body. A year is the time for a planet to complete one orbit around the Sun.
Time needed to rotate around the sun?
One year for planet Earth, different times for each of the other planets.
How long does it take for Earth to make one whole trip around the sun?
It takes one year to complete one revolution around the sun. This is the definition of a year. All planets take one (local) year to do so. Years are of different lengths of time depending on what planet you are referring to. A year on earth is different from a year on a different planet
What is the defention for a year on any planet?
A year on any given planet is the time for that planet to revolve around the sun one time.
Why are the lenghts of the years on the other planets different?
The length of a planet's year is the time it takes to complete one orbit around the Sun. The closer a planet is to the Sun the shorter its year. There are 2 reasons for that: 1) The planet's orbital path is shorter. 2) The nearer a planet is to the Sun, the faster it moves in its orbit.
When a planet or one of its satellites casts its shadow on another planet or satellite an event occurs that you call an?
planet ?
Why does each planet in the solar system have a different length of year?
All the planets in the solar system move at different speeds around the sun, and at different distances. The term "year" as in one orbit around the sun has nothing to do with a "year" as a unit of measurement on Earth.
What is the different between a planet and a dwarf planet?
the planet is one of the gases planet.. and the dwarf planets are small planets..
