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It is the path that takes it round the sun once a year through the four seasons. It is almost circular, with an average radius of 150 million kilometres.
More accurately, it is an ellipse with a small eccentricity of 1/60, and is closest to the Sun on 3 January (147.5 million km) and furthest away on 3 July (152.5 million km) each year.
An accurate way to draw the Earth's orbit is with a pair of compasses, draw a circle, and then the earth goes round the circle while the sun stays near the centre but is off-centre by 150/60 million km, (2.5 million km). An alternative method using drawing-pins and string gives an almost identical result.
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What is the approximate compression of the earths orbit around the sun?
The Earth's orbit is almost circular. Technically, the "eccentricity" of the orbit is about 0.0167.
Why is a polar orbit useful for surveying purposes?
it carries the the satellite over the earths north and south poles
How do scientistis think earths orbit relates to an ice age?
Changes in the earth's rotation can lead to an ice age. Scientists believe the earth's orbit and tilt caused the last ice age and may cause another one in the near future.
Why do earth and the moon remain in their orbits?
(simplified) Gravitational force of attraction is balanced by centripital force due to earths velocity. (G*m1*m2) / r2 = m2 * (v2 / r) m1 = sun mass m2 = earth mass r = earth - sun distance v = earths orbital velocity G = newtons gravitational constant
What is the inclination of a satellite to the earths equator?
There is no set inclination of a satellites orbit to the earth's equator. Once in space, the spin of the earth or where it's poles happen to be become irrelevant to the satellite. Many satellites like spy and weather satellites orbit over the two poles (north and south) while communication satellites are placed in orbit directly above the equator at a height that is synchronised with the earth's orbit. This way they stay permanently above the same place on the equator and do not APPEAR to move at all.
What is Something you can not keep up with?
Earths Orbit? Earths Orbit?
What do changes in Earths orbit affect?
earths tempertures
The planet with the orbit closest to Earths orbit is?
Venus
How a change in the earths orbit can affect the earths climate?
earths tempertures
Is the earths orbit around the sun highly elliptical or almost circular?
The earths orbit around the sun is almost circular.
What is earths motion around the sun in the path called?
Orbit
What is the Earths path called?
Orbit
What holds the earths in orbit?
Gravity.
What is the path of earths is elliptical?
orbit
Is the moon in earths orbit?
Yes.
What is earths speed in the orbit?
8600000000mph
What is the sha of the earths orbit?
An ellipse.
