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Does planets move in circular path instead of straight lines?
Planets rotate around the sun. The path is not really circular for planets, it is actually ellipsoidal.
Do planets move around the sun circular in orbit?
No, planets do not move around the sun in perfect circles. Instead, they follow elliptical orbits, which are elongated circles. This means that the distance between a planet and the sun varies as it moves along its orbit.
What evidence do you have that the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun and not in circular orbits?
Elliptical orbits of the planets around the sun actually match what we observe. Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation states that planets will move around the sun in elliptical orbits.
Why planets revolves around the sun?
Einstein revised our idea of planetary orbits in his theory of relativity, which says that planets orbit the sun because of the sun's distortion of space. This distortion causes space to bend. The planets move along this bend. Think of a Bowling ball placed on a mattress. The ball causes a circular dent in the mattress. If you shoot a marble at the ball, the marble will move around the bowling ball in a circle along the path of the indentation. In the same way, the planets revolve along the indentation the sun makes in space.
Who was The scientist who asserted that the planets move around the sun in a circular orbit?
Nicolaus Copernicus was the scientist who proposed that the planets move around the sun in circular orbits, known as heliocentrism. His theory laid the foundation for modern astronomy and challenged the geocentric model.
Which planets move in an elliptical pattern?
They all do. Some planets are closer to a circular orbit than others (have a lower eccentricity), but none are exactly circular.
Are the orbit of planets circular and How may their path be best described?
No, the orbits of planets are not perfectly circular but are elliptical in shape. The path of planets around the Sun can be best described using Kepler's laws of planetary motion, which state that planets move in elliptical paths with the Sun at one of the foci of the ellipse.
Who astronomer disproved the idea that planets move in a circular orbit?
kepler
Why doesn't an electron land on and stick to the nucleus of an atom?
One could explain that in a "classical" way by saying that the electron moves around the nucleus much the same way that planets move around the sun. The planets want to naturally move along a straight line but is prevented from doing so by the pull of the sun. In the same way, electrons would, if left to itself, move along a straight line. However, the attraction from the positive nucleus makes them move in a circular path. In a sense the electron falls down toward the nucleus instead of moving along a straight line. Santosh
All celestial bodies that move in a circular orbit move around something bigger planet xyz moves in a circular obit therefore planet xyz must be moving around something bigger?
Not all celestial bodies move in circular orbits around larger objects. Planets can also orbit around stars or even on their own. So, it is not a requirement for a planet in a circular orbit to be moving around something bigger.
What model of the solar system says that planets move in circular orbits?
The model of the solar system that posits planets move in circular orbits is known as the Ptolemaic model, named after the ancient astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. In this geocentric model, planets were thought to move in circular paths called epicycles around the Earth. However, this model was later superseded by the heliocentric model proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus, which correctly placed the Sun at the center and described elliptical orbits, as later refined by Johannes Kepler.
He developed the theory that planets move in concentric circles around the earth?
This theory was developed by the ancient Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Known as the Ptolemaic system, it held that planets move in circular orbits around the Earth. This geocentric model was widely accepted until the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus in the 16th century.
