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the suns gravitational pull is strongest because the earth is at its closest point to the sun.
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The sun's gravitational pull is strongest because the earth is at its closest point to the sun.
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A picture of earths orbital path?
elliptical.
Another name for the earths orbital period?
The year.
How much does earths orbit around the sun vary throughout the year?
Aphelion is 152,098,232 km (the distance when the Earth is furthest from the Sun in July) at that point it is moving slowest: 29,300 m/s. Perihelion is 147,098,290 km (in January when the Earth is closest to the Sun) the orbital speed is greatest: 30,300 m/s.
When did explorer 1 enter earths orbit?
Explorer 1 entered orbital decay [See related link] on March 31, 1970
How is it possible for an asteroid or comet to cut directly across earths orbital path but not hit earth?
The Earth and the asteroid could be at a different points in the path.
What is the distance from earth to the sun when it is nearest from the sun?
The Earths orbital distance from the sun is 147,098,290km (91,402,641 miles) at its closest (Perihelion).
What is the scientific name for the date that the earths is closes to the sun?
perihelion
A picture of earths orbital path?
elliptical.
What is earth inclination?
Earths orbital inclination is 1.57869°
Another name for the earths orbital period?
The year.
What time of the year does the earth orbit faster around the sun?
Orbiting bodies travel faster at the closest point of approach to the primary. Planets and comets travel fastest at perihelion, the closest point of approach to the Sun. With comets, it's really obvious; Halley's Comet, for example, orbits between close the Venus to beyond Neptune. In its 76-year orbit, it spends about 3 years inside the orbit of Jupiter, and 73 years beyond it. Same with Earth and the other planets, although the eccentricity of Earth's orbit is only about 3%. So the difference between "fast at perihelion" and "slow at aphelion" isn't very much. The Earth reaches perihelion in January, so that's when it is moving fastest. If the people in Australia wanted to brag about how their summers are hotter than ours in the Northern Hemisphere because they're closer to the Sun during their summer, they would have a very good point!
Why are astronomers interested in the earths orbital pattern?
cuz my dik is big
How does the sun's gravity and the earth's gravity affect each other?
they pull toward each other, but the earths orbital velocity compensates exactly for this acceleration together due to gravity a = (G* (m1+m2))/d^2 acceleration that balances this a = v^2/d : G = newtons gravitational constant m1 = sun mass m2 = earth mass d = distance between centres v = orbital velocity
Velocity parallel to earths surface?
gravity
How much does earths orbit around the sun vary throughout the year?
Aphelion is 152,098,232 km (the distance when the Earth is furthest from the Sun in July) at that point it is moving slowest: 29,300 m/s. Perihelion is 147,098,290 km (in January when the Earth is closest to the Sun) the orbital speed is greatest: 30,300 m/s.
What is Earths fastest animals?
The cheetah from the plains of Africa
Does earths perihelion effect temperatures at the equator?
Obviously, being closer to the Sun, Earth will get more radiation. But the effect is not very significant.
