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All planets and stars are approximately spherical in shape, a shape formed under their own gravity. Most are `oblate` spheroids though, squashed spheres, since their rotation can cause them to `bulge` out at the equator if it is sufficient enough.
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How are planets an stars different?
Plants are normal and stars are like comets
What else can you see in the sky besides stars and the moon?
Planets but the look like stars
What shape describes the paths that planets follow?
The planets orbit the sun in an ellipse, like a squashed circle. The amount by which the ellipse is deformed by, from being a circle, is referred to as the eccentricity. An object with a highly eccentric orbit, such as a comet, will have a very elongated and stretched out orbit, its distance from the sun throughout its orbit will vary by a lot.
Is an octagon an oval shape like the planets orbits?
true
Are stars distant planets?
Stars are not planets. They are like our sun and may or may not have planets orbiting around them. Stars are hot and the heat makes them look like bright lights in the sky on a clear night. Planets do not create very much, if any, visible light and are much harder to see because they only reflect the light from stars.
Which shape is most like the shape of planets orbit?
in a oval shape not really a circle ANSWER:OVAL
What is a shape that is like a circle?
The only shape that's like a circle is another circle.
Is stars planets?
No. Stars are like suns, around which planets may orbit.
A squashed circle this shape has no staight edges?
A shape that is nearly a circle, that has a major and a minor axis, is called an ellipse. Like the shape of a rugby ball or an American foot ball. Also know as a prelate spheroid or an oblate spheroid. Planets orbits are eliptical.
Do the stars or dwarf planets orbit planets?
No. Dwarf planets orbit stars just like planets do. Stars orbit the center of their galaxy. An object orbiting a planet would be a moon.
How are planets an stars different?
Plants are normal and stars are like comets
Do planets die like shooting stars?
No
What planets look like stars?
Pluto
A shape that is perfectly round like a circle?
Is a circle.
Why do you see stars twinkling but planets do not?
the stars emitt its own light. But the planets do not have any own light. It absorbs the light from the stars like a sun. It just reflects the light. And also the stars are far away from the earth than the planets. So we can found the twinkling of stars but not the planets.
Why are planet not like stars?
Planets are much closer; stars are just like the sun but much farther away. Planets are rocky or gaseous (or ice) bodies, while stars, like our sun , are giant fusion reactors on steroids. Stars are very hot (millions of degrees) while planets are mainly cool or cold.
Why do the planets and stars like sun have circled shape?
Gravity keeps them that way.Gravity keeps them that way.Gravity keeps them that way.Gravity keeps them that way.
