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Why do orbital periods increase as distance from sun increases?
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∙ 14y ago
Two reasons . . .
1). A larger orbit has a longer distance around it.
2). An object in a larger orbit travels slower. (One of the ways that gravity works.)
Put these two facts together . . .
When you have a longer distance to go, and you move slower,
it's pretty sure that it'll take you longer to finish it.
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What is true of the Moon's orbital and rotational periods?
They are the same
Will the moons beyond the orbit of callisto have larger or smaller periods than callisto?
If the further moons have the same velocity as Callisto, they will have longer orbital periods. However, if their velocity is greater, they may have shorter orbital periods.
State at which the moon's orbital and rotational periods are equal?
Synchronous rotation
Who figured out that the orbital period of a planet is related to its distance from the sun?
Johannes Kepler, working with the detailed observational data compiled by Tycho Brahe, showed that the ratio of (orbital period)2 to (mean distance from the sun)3 is a constant for the earth and the five other visible planets. A generation after Kepler, Sir Isaac Newton showed that his law of universal gravitation could predict the shape and periods of the planetary orbits.
When the Moon reaches equal periods of orbital and rotational periods it's known as rotation?
When a satelite's rotational period is the same as its orbital period, like our moon, the satelite is tidally locked to the body being orbited. Such a rotation rate is known as a synchronous rotation. The effect is that the same side of the satelite always faces the orbited body.
Outer planets have smaller orbital periods than inner planets?
They are farther away and have larger orbital periods.
What is true of the Moon's orbital and rotational periods?
They are the same
Will the moons beyond the orbit of callisto have larger or smaller periods than callisto?
If the further moons have the same velocity as Callisto, they will have longer orbital periods. However, if their velocity is greater, they may have shorter orbital periods.
What happens to the electron cloud with increasing periods number?
The electron cloud increases the amount of valence shells it has with the increase of electrons in the atoms
On a periodic tableprotons increase?
As you move from left to right on rows, or across periods and top to bottom, or down a group, the number of protons increases.
What do elements in periods have in common?
They all have a filled 1s orbital
State at which the moon's orbital and rotational periods are equal?
Synchronous rotation
Comets with short orbital periods are located?
Kuiper belt thats all i know
Why are orbital periods of the moons of the larger planets are so short as compared to Earth's moon?
The orbital period depends upon the distance to, and the mass of, the primary. Jupiter, for example, is much more massive than Earth and a correspondingly greater velocity is required to balance out its gravitational pull, meaning that a satellite orbits Jupiter in a much shorter time than it would orbit Earth if it were at the same distance.
What happens to first ionization energy within groups and periods?
it increases. the nuclear charge also increases
Who figured out that the orbital period of a planet is related to its distance from the sun?
Johannes Kepler, working with the detailed observational data compiled by Tycho Brahe, showed that the ratio of (orbital period)2 to (mean distance from the sun)3 is a constant for the earth and the five other visible planets. A generation after Kepler, Sir Isaac Newton showed that his law of universal gravitation could predict the shape and periods of the planetary orbits.
Why is Hubble space telescope orbiting earth faster than Space Station?
It doesn't orbit earth faster. The ISS is in a lower orbit with a period of 91 minutes compared to the Hubble's orbital period of 96-97 minutes. Orbital periods generally increase with orbit radius and speed in the orbit decreases with increasing orbit radius.
