The period can refer to one of two things: the planets rotation about its axis (how long its day is) and the rotation around its star (how long its year is).
How does a planet's distance from the sun affect its period of revolution?
Rotation means the planet spinning about it axis. (Orbit the the path of the planet round the Sun). The planet Mercury has a rotational period of 58.646 Earth days. The planet Venus has a (retrograde) rotational period of 243.0185 Earth days. The planet Mars has a rotational period of 1.025957 Earth days. The planet Jupiter has a rotational period of 9.925 hours. Obviously Earth has a rotational period of 1 Earth day.
The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
A planet's period of rotation refers to the time it takes for the planet to complete one full rotation on its axis. This is what determines the length of a day on that planet. For example, Earth's period of rotation is approximately 24 hours, which is why we have a 24-hour day.
Yes, the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the average distance of the planet from the Sun. This relationship is known as Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion. It describes the mathematical relationship between a planet's orbital period and its average distance from the Sun.
No. The period of revolution depends on the size of the orbit of the planet.
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A planet's orbital period is also known as its year.
How does a planet's distance from the sun affect its period of revolution?
Rotation means the planet spinning about it axis. (Orbit the the path of the planet round the Sun). The planet Mercury has a rotational period of 58.646 Earth days. The planet Venus has a (retrograde) rotational period of 243.0185 Earth days. The planet Mars has a rotational period of 1.025957 Earth days. The planet Jupiter has a rotational period of 9.925 hours. Obviously Earth has a rotational period of 1 Earth day.
A year (or orbital period) is defined as the period it takes a planet to orbit the Sun.
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The time it takes a planet or satellite to revolve once is called its day.
The distance of a planet from the sun affects its orbital period. Generally, the farther a planet is from the sun, the longer its orbital period will be. This relationship is described by Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of a planet's orbital period is directly proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.
The relationship that exists between a planet's distance from the Sun and its period of revolution is that the closer the planet is from the Sun, the less amount of time it takes for the planet to complete its period of revolution.
Jupiter has a short rotation period of about 9.9 hours, making it the fastest rotating planet in our solar system.