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a year is determined on how long the planet takes to orbit the sun. When calculating the year of a planet we use earth days. __________________ Yes, distance counts. The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer it takes that planet to complete one full orbit.

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What is the relationship between a planet's distance fromm the sun and the length of its year?

The farther out, the longer the year.


What is a planet year?

A year by definition is the time it takes a planet to orbit the Sun, therefore a planet year is different depending on what planet you are discussing. a planet closer to the Sun would have a shorter year (less distance to travel) whereas a planet farther from the Sun would have a longer year (more distance to travel)This is the time taken for the planet to orbit once around the sun. An earth year is still an earth year, regardless of what plaet you are on.The period of time that it takes for a planet in our solar system to make a complete revolution around the sun.As such due to their differing orbits this can vary considerably from an 88 day year for Mercury (approx. 1/4 of an Earth year) up to a 90,613 day year for Pluto (approx. 248 Earth years).


How long is a year on Callisto?

about 10.5 earth months. No. A year on Callisto is the same as it's day; 16.6890184 earth days.


True or false the length of a planet's year increases as its distance from the sun increases?

True. The length of time that it takes to complete one orbit around the Sun is directly related to the distance of the orbit from the Sun.


A planet's distance from the sun affect's it's orbit speed?

making it take longer to go around the sun if Pluto was closer it wouldn't take so long to go around the sun we would be dead before Pluto makes it completely around the sun it's on it's first year now anyways.

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How does a planets distance from the sun affect its period of revolution?

How does a planet's distance from the sun affect its period of revolution?


Does a planet's distance from the sun affect the length of a year on that planet?

Yes, the farther a planet is from the Sun, the longer it takes to go around the Sun.


How does a planet's distance from the sun affect the length of its year?

the closer the smaller orbit (a year is one complete orbit) so the year is smaller


How does the distance affect the time it takes a planet to orbit?

Yes. The grater the distance, the longer an object takes to orbit.


2007 year in review?

As 2007 was twelve months long and did affect the whole planet you may want to restrict you question to a particular part of the year and a certain part of the planet.


What is the relationship between the distance a planet is from the sun and it's year?

The further a planet is from the sun, the longer its year is. This is because a planet's year is determined by how long it takes to complete one orbit around the sun, with larger orbits taking more time to complete.


What planet has a year 248 earth years long?

The dwarf planet Pluto is the planet with a year 248 earth years long.


What planet has a year 280 earth years long?

The dwarf planet Haumea is the planet with a year 280 earth years long.


What planet has a year 310 earth years long?

The dwarf planet Makemake is the planet with a year 310 earth years long.


How longest time it takes planet to revolve around the sun?

It depend on the distance of planet from sun and size of planet. If distance increases the time ie. Year increases


Is there a relationship between the length of planet's year and the distance of that planet from the sun?

Yes. A year is how long it takes for Earth to orbit (go the whole way around) the sun. So if it's further out, then it takes longer to orbit, thus a longer year.


What determines how long it takes a planet to revolve around the sun?

The time it takes for a planet to revolve around the sun is determined by its distance from the sun and its orbital speed. This relationship is described by Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.