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The path that planets take around the sun is called it's orbit. The gravitation pull of the sun keeps each planet in it's orbit. Each planets orbit varies in the time it takes to make one trip around the sun.

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What is the speed of a satellite that moves in an eliptical orbit around the earth?

If a satellite is in an elliptical orbit around the Earth, the Earth will be at one of the focii. The speed of the satellite will then constantly be changing. It will move the fastest when it is nearest to the Earth (perigee) and slowest when it is furthest away (apogee).


When is the speed of a planet revolving around the sun the slowest?

When it is farthest from the Sun. This point is known as aphelion. *Aphelion = Furthest point from the Sun.


The planets revolution from the sun?

Each planet in our solar system revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The time it takes for a planet to complete one revolution around the sun is known as its orbital period. This period varies for each planet based on its distance from the sun.


The movement of a planet around the sun?

The name of the path a planet occupies in its movement around the Sun is called an orbit. The shape of the path is an ellipse, with the Sun at the focus. Due to the inverse-square rule of gravity, the speed of movement is greater in orbits closer to the sun, slower for more distant orbits.


What two factors cause planets to move in elliptical orbits?

The gravitational pull exerted by the Sun, which acts as the central force keeping planets in orbit, causes them to move along elliptical paths. The conservation of angular momentum ensures that planets travel in elliptical orbits, with their speed varying at different points along the orbit to maintain this balance.

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A satellite in an elliptical orbit loses speed when it?

A satellite in a closed orbit has the greatest speed when it's closest to the planet, and the lowest speed when it's farthest from the planet.


Why does the Earth have an elliptical orbit around the sun?

I'll assume you mean: "... as opposed to a circular orbit". That is caused by the fact that for a circular orbit, a planet needs a VERY PRECISE SPEED. Change the speed slightly (at a particular point in the orbit), and the orbit immediately becomes elliptical.


At what part of an elliptical orbit does a satellite have the greatest speed the least speed?

in the orbit of a planet there is a point called perihelion which is closest point to the sun and aphelion which is furthest from the sun . Moment of a planet in it's elliptical orbit reaches it's maximum in perihelion


What is the speed of a satellite that moves in an eliptical orbit around the earth?

If a satellite is in an elliptical orbit around the Earth, the Earth will be at one of the focii. The speed of the satellite will then constantly be changing. It will move the fastest when it is nearest to the Earth (perigee) and slowest when it is furthest away (apogee).


When is the speed of a planet revolving around the sun the slowest?

When it is farthest from the Sun. This point is known as aphelion. *Aphelion = Furthest point from the Sun.


How fast does dwarf planet Eris go?

Dwarf planet Eris has an average orbital speed of about 3.4 km/s or 7,600 mph while orbiting around the Sun. It completes one orbit around the Sun in about 557 Earth years due to its highly elliptical orbit.


What describes the speed of a planet traveling in an elliptical orbit around the Sun?

As the planet approaches perihelion (point of nearest approach to the Sun), its orbital velocity gets faster, and it is fastest at perihelion. Similarly, at aphelion (point of furthest approach to the Sun), the orbital velocity is slowest.


What can you then conclude about the orbital speed of a planet in an elliptical orbit?

Kepler's Second Law: The planet moves faster when it is closer to the Sun.


When is the speed of a planet revolving around the Sun be the slowest?

The speed of a planet revolving around the Sun is slowest at the aphelion, which is the point in its orbit farthest from the Sun.


The planets revolution from the sun?

Each planet in our solar system revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The time it takes for a planet to complete one revolution around the sun is known as its orbital period. This period varies for each planet based on its distance from the sun.


What two factors cause planets to move in elliptical orbits?

The gravitational pull exerted by the Sun, which acts as the central force keeping planets in orbit, causes them to move along elliptical paths. The conservation of angular momentum ensures that planets travel in elliptical orbits, with their speed varying at different points along the orbit to maintain this balance.


The movement of a planet around the sun?

The name of the path a planet occupies in its movement around the Sun is called an orbit. The shape of the path is an ellipse, with the Sun at the focus. Due to the inverse-square rule of gravity, the speed of movement is greater in orbits closer to the sun, slower for more distant orbits.