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What is the difference between the earth's orbit and a comet's orbit?
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∙ 13y ago
The Earth orbits in the plane of the ecliptic in an ellipsoidal orbit that is nearly circular. Comets orbits are highly elliptical and mostly out of the plane of the ecliptic.
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Do comets orbit Jupiter?
Comets orbit the Sun.
All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
Is earths orbit around the sun unusual?
Earths orbit around the sun is not unusual.
What are the comets called that orbit the sun every 200 years or less?
short period comets
What does the sun's gravitational pull keep in orbit?
Planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, moons (which are also in orbit around their respective planets), dust particles, interplanetary gas.
Do comets orbit mars and Jupiter?
No. Comets orbit the sun. Many asteroids orbit the sun in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Do comets orbit asteroids?
No. Comets orbit the sun.
Do comets orbit Jupiter?
Comets orbit the Sun.
What planet do comets orbit?
Comets don't orbit a planet, they orbit the sun.
What is the general path of comets?
found between the orbit of mercury and venus
What has a larger orbit comets or planets?
Comets.
Why is a comets orbit considered a cycle?
A comets orbit is considered a cycle because a comet circles back in an elliptical orbit.
What do commets orbit?
Comets orbit stars
How are comets and the sun related?
comets orbit the sun
All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
Explain the difference in the earths climate change when the earths orbit changes from elliptical to circular?
Earth's eccentricity Eccentricity is defined as the difference in shape between an ellipse and a perfect circle. In a similar fashion to Earth's obliquity, the more uniform Earth's orbit is (more like a perfect circle), the less difference there is in climate change throughout the year.
Do comets and meteors both orbit the sun?
no only comets.
