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Which planet's axis is tilted almost 90 degrees to its orbital plane?
Uranus.
What planets whose orbital planes lie more than 3 degrees from the plane of the sun's equator?
Mercury and Pluto.
Which planet is tilted on its side as it orbits the sun?
The planet Uranus is tilted "on its side" about 98 degrees to the orbital plane. But all planets in our solar system have some tilt to the side, including Earth which tiles about 23 degrees. (Mercury's tilt is very small.)
What is the tilt of the sun?
The Sun _does not_ tilt. The Earth orbits around the Sun, and the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is called the "ecliptic". Compared to the ecliptic, the axis of the Earth's spin is "tilted" at a little over 23 degrees. It is this "tilt" of the Earth's spin that causes the seasons. So, WHY is the Earth's spin axis "tilted"? We may never know for sure, but at least some scientists believe that it may be related to the planetary collision that created the Moon.
If the Earth goes around the Sun why is the ecliptic not lined up with the celestial equator?
It's because the Earth's axis is tilted. Therefore the plane of the equator is tilted (at about 23.5 degrees) away from the plane of the Earth's orbit. Therefore the celestial equator is tilted away from the ecliptic.
What is tilted at 23.5 degrees?
Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees from the plane of its orbit around the Sun.
Which planet's axis is tilted almost 90 degrees to its orbital plane?
Uranus.
What planets whose orbital planes lie more than 3 degrees from the plane of the sun's equator?
Mercury and Pluto.
How many degrees is the earth's axis tilted from the line that is perpendicular to the earth's plane of orbit around the sun?
The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees from the line perpendicular to the Earth's plane of orbit around the Sun. This tilt is the reason for the changing seasons on Earth as different regions receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year.
Is the plane of your solar system's revolving planets perpendicular to or parallel to the plane of your galaxy's rotation?
Neither; the ecliptic, the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, is inclined to the galactic plane by about 60 degrees. The galactic plane is easy to see; it is the path of the Milky Way across the night sky.
If the earth goes around the sun why is the ecliptic not lined up with celestial equator?
It's because the Earth's axis is tilted. Therefore the plane of the equator is tilted (at about 23.5 degrees) away from the plane of the Earth's orbit. Therefore the celestial equator is tilted away from the ecliptic.
What planet is tilted on its side and rotates around the sun?
This must be Uranus. "On its side" isn't a very scientific way of putting it. It means that the planet's axis is tilted at about 90 degrees (98 degrees actually) from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.
Which planet is tilted on its side as it orbits the sun?
The planet Uranus is tilted "on its side" about 98 degrees to the orbital plane. But all planets in our solar system have some tilt to the side, including Earth which tiles about 23 degrees. (Mercury's tilt is very small.)
Earth is tilted 23.5 means?
The Earth's axis of rotation is at an angle of 23.5 degrees to the plane of the "ecliptic", the orbital plane of the Earth around the Sun. In space, there is no "up" or "down"; for something to be "tilted", it has to be tilted with reference to something else. Since we're here on Earth, it makes sense to use the ecliptic as a common reference plane.
How many degrees is the axis of the earth tilted to in orb?
23.5 degrees. That's the angle between the axis of the Earth and a line that is perpendicular to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
What is the Moon's orbital plane?
The ecliptic. Because it is the plane that contains the earth as it orbits the sun, by definition it is also the plane that contains the sun as we observe it in its yearly journey through the stars.
What is the tilt of the sun?
The Sun _does not_ tilt. The Earth orbits around the Sun, and the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is called the "ecliptic". Compared to the ecliptic, the axis of the Earth's spin is "tilted" at a little over 23 degrees. It is this "tilt" of the Earth's spin that causes the seasons. So, WHY is the Earth's spin axis "tilted"? We may never know for sure, but at least some scientists believe that it may be related to the planetary collision that created the Moon.
