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What appears to revolve around Polaris due to earth's rotation?
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∙ 12y ago
Due to the vast distance between the earth and polaris, the earths axis of rotation essentially lines up with polaris at all times, so when the stars are visible, and viewed from the north pole, the earths rotation causes the stars to appear to rotate around polaris.
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What is the adjective for rotation?
The word revolve (to go around, as in circles) can mean to turn, spin, or rotate. (*For planets, "revolve" is used to mean orbiting around a larger body, while "rotate" is used for the spin of the body itself.)
The satellites of Uranus revolve around the planet in planes almost what to its orbit?
The satellites of Uranus revolve around the planet in planes almost perpendicular to its orbit.
What is the difference between a planet's rotation and a planet's revolution?
Earth rotates on its axis and it revolves around the sun. Both things conserve earth's angular momentum. Each rotation is a day, and each solar revolution is a year. The days and years both help us mark the passage of time. Other than that, there are not too many similarities.
Who showed that electrons revolve around the nucleus in set orbits?
you showed it
Why does polaris not move if earth rotates around sun?
it does move
Polaris revolve around which planet?
Polaris is a star, and it doesn't revolve around any planets. It is possible that other planets revolve around Polaris, but so far I'm not aware that anyone has looked.
Why do constellations appear to revolve around the Pole star?
This is because the Pole Star (i.e. Polaris, in the Northern hemisphere) is within a degree of the Earth's centre of rotation. That is, the north pole is in line with this particular star. Thus, as the Earth rotates, Polaris does not appear to move in the sky, and the rest of the stars appear to revolve around it.
What word beginning with re means a rotation around an axis?
revolve
What does it mean by the rotation and revolution of a planet?
It means to revolve around the sun and rotate on its axis
What is the time taken to make a rotation around the sun?
It takes 84 years for Uranus to revolve around the Sun.
What is the difference between a planet's rotation and its revolution?
The planets rotate around their rotational axes and revolve around the sun.
Why do the stars in the northern hemisphere appear to revolve around polaris?
That is because Polaris is vertically above the North Pole, so it's in line with the Earth's axis and it always stays in the same place in the sky as seen from any given place. As the Earth rotates everything else appears to move round it.
Why do all stars in the northern hemisphere appear to revolve around Polaris?
That is because Polaris is vertically above the North Pole, so it's in line with the Earth's axis and it always stays in the same place in the sky as seen from any given place. As the Earth rotates everything else appears to move round it.
Why do the stars appear to rotate around Polaris?
It's an illusion caused by the actual rotation of the earth.
What is the orbit time for mars to revolve around the sun?
It takes about 88 earth days to make one complete rotation around the sun.
Stars appear to rotate about a point in the sky Which direction does this point lie in?
No. The earth rotates, not the stars. yelp! stars rotate around the earth gravaltational pull receptic system. The answer to this question is impossible to find because you don't rotate around objects, you revolve around them. So a better question would be "Do stars revolve around the Earth?" The answer to that question is no. Now stars do rotate, but most of them don't revolve around anything. (Some revolve around other stars.)
Does the earths rotation cause the sun to remain in orbit?
No. Earth orbits the sun, not the other way around. Earth's orbit depends on the mass of the sun, not Earth's rotation. Earth's rotation does, however, give the appearance that celestial objects revolve around it.
