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The relationship between the average distance of a planet from the sun and the planets orbital period is described by what?

Kepler's third law of planetary motion states that the square of a planet's orbital period is directly proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun. This relationship allows us to predict the orbital period of a planet based on its distance from the sun, and vice versa.


Does the orbit time of planets increase or decrease as the distance from the sun increases?

The orbit time of planets increases as the distance from the sun increases. This relationship is described by Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.


Why does it take longer for the planets farther from the sun to revolve around the sun?

Planets farther from the sun have larger orbits, which means they have to travel a greater distance to complete one revolution around the sun. This larger distance results in a longer orbital period compared to planets closer to the sun. It follows Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.


Which planet s orbital shape would be most similar to Jupiters orbital shape?

Jupiter's orbit is an ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.048, which means that it looks like a circle with the Sun off-centre by an amount equal to 0.048 times the average radius. Uranus has an eccentricity of 0.047 and that is the closest among the other planets.


What are the first 5 planets of the sun?

Starting at the Sun, and working outwards by average orbital distance, the planets of the Solar System are.... # Mercury # Venus # Earth # Mars # Jupiter # Saturn # Uranus # Neptune

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Which planets has the largest orbital radius?

Neptune has the largest orbital radius among the eight planets in our solar system. Its average distance from the Sun is about 4.5 billion kilometers.


The relationship between the average distance of a planet from the sun and the planets orbital period is described by what?

Kepler's third law of planetary motion states that the square of a planet's orbital period is directly proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun. This relationship allows us to predict the orbital period of a planet based on its distance from the sun, and vice versa.


What is Mars planet position?

Considering the nine known planets including Pluto, Mars is the one with the fourth smallest average orbital distance from the sun.


Are the planets in your solar system about the same distance apart?

No because the distance between them are always changing. If you were trying to ask if the orbital paths of all the planets about the same distance apart then the answer is still no. The distance from each orbital path varies from each planet to the next. The orbital path of Neptune and Pluto cross one another so this also answers the question, no.


Does the orbit time of planets increase or decrease as the distance from the sun increases?

The orbit time of planets increases as the distance from the sun increases. This relationship is described by Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.


Which is the six planet of the sun?

Of the eight (or nine) planets so far known to orbit the sun, Saturn is the one whose average orbital distance from the sun is the sixth smallest.


What is the orbital shape of Pluto?

The orbital shape of Pluto is an ellipse. Its orbit is not a perfect circle but slightly elongated, which is typical for most objects in the solar system. Pluto's orbit is also inclined to the plane of the rest of the planets' orbits, making it more elliptical.


Why does it take longer for the planets farther from the sun to revolve around the sun?

Planets farther from the sun have larger orbits, which means they have to travel a greater distance to complete one revolution around the sun. This larger distance results in a longer orbital period compared to planets closer to the sun. It follows Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.


Who stated that planets revolve around the sun in an ellipse?

Johannes Kepler stated that the planets revolve around the sun in an ellipse.


Which planets are less than 1 au?

In our solar system, the planets Mercury and Venus orbit at a distance less than 1 AU. Since the Earth orbits at an "average" distance of one astronomical unit, you might also argue that Earth, owing to orbital eccentricity, sometimes is closer to the Sun than one AU.


Why do planets differ in their orbital speed?

Because according to Kepler's laws the orbital speed of a planet is proportional to the square root of the reciprocal of the distance: v = d-½.


What do the length of the planets year and its distance from the sun have in common?

There is a relationship between the planets distance from the sun and the time taken for one orbit (planets year), described in Keplers third law. The square root of the time taken to orbit the sun is proportional to the cube of the average distance between the sun.