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What is ecliptic in relationship to the sun and the earth?
Ecliptic means the imaginary line that marks the path the Sun moves on annually. The ecliptic path projects the Earth's orbit and along helps mark when eclipses will occur.
What do you call the path on which the Earth moves around the sun?
The name of the path the earth takes around the sun is known as the orbit. The earth takes slightly over 365 to complete its revolution round the sun.
What does celestial orbit mean?
Celestial orbit refers to the curved path that an object in space, such as a planet or satellite, follows around a larger celestial body, typically a star. This orbit is determined by the object's velocity and the gravitational pull of the larger body it is orbiting.
What happens when a planet moves closer to the sun?
When a planet moves closer to the sun, it experiences an increase in temperature. This can lead to changes in its atmosphere, such as stronger winds or the melting of ice caps. The proximity to the sun can also affect the planet's orbit and gravitational interactions with other celestial bodies.
What is the orbit of a planet called?
The motion of the planets are elliptical motions
He planet that moves most slowly along its orbit is?
pluto... :)
What is an electron orbit region around an atom?
An orbit is the path around the nucleus of an atom. an electron generally moves along this orbit.
What is a horseshoe orbit and how does it differ from other types of orbits around celestial bodies?
A horseshoe orbit is a type of orbit where an object moves in a path that resembles a horseshoe shape around a celestial body. This orbit differs from other types of orbits because the object does not continuously circle the celestial body, but instead appears to switch directions and move back and forth in a horseshoe pattern.
What is the name of the circular path?
The circular path is called an orbit when a celestial body moves around another celestial body due to their gravitational attraction. It can also be referred to as a loop or a circuit in general terms.
What is the difference between orbit and orbital in the context of celestial bodies?
In the context of celestial bodies, "orbit" refers to the path that a celestial body follows around another body due to gravity, such as a planet orbiting a star. On the other hand, "orbital" refers to the specific region in space where an object, like a satellite or spacecraft, moves around a celestial body, following a specific trajectory.
What is the name of the path a revolving object moves along?
The path a revolving object moves along is called an orbit. The object revolves around a central point, such as a planet revolving around a star or a moon revolving around a planet.
What celestial body does the moon orbit?
Usually the Moon (Earth's) is said to orbit Earth, although the latter is sometimes not regarded as a celestial body per se. There are also arguments based on the nature of the lunar orbit that it is actually co-orbiting the Sun along with the Earth, that Earth and our moon simply share an orbit.
What is ecliptic in relationship to the sun and the earth?
Ecliptic means the imaginary line that marks the path the Sun moves on annually. The ecliptic path projects the Earth's orbit and along helps mark when eclipses will occur.
How does the period change as the orbital radius increases in a celestial body's orbit?
As the orbital radius of a celestial body's orbit increases, the period of the orbit also increases. This means that it takes longer for the celestial body to complete one full orbit around its central object.
What is one reason landing a spacecraft on the moon takes careful planning?
moves along at its own orbit...
Is a moon considered a planet?
No, a moon is not considered a planet. Moons are natural satellites that orbit planets. Planets are celestial bodies that orbit a star and do not orbit other celestial bodies.
Why does the temperature of Pluto change?
Pluto's orbit is not circular. It is elliptical (egg-shaped). This means that Pluto's distance from the sun changes as it moves along its orbit. As it moves to the point where it is closest to the sun, it heats up. And as it moves toward the point where it is farthest from the sun, it cools down.
