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Neptune. (Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but, rather, a dwarf planet.)
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Is the moon a terrestrial planet?
No. The moon is not a planet; it is a moon. If it had its own orbit around the sun it would be considered a terrestrial planet.
How is Earth's orbit around the sun similar to the orbits of other planets around the sun?
all orbit according to the sun's gravity- if there was none they would all move in a pretty straight line instead of an orbit Answer: All planets follow eliptical orbits around the sun, and all move in the same direction around the sun.
What would the surface of the Earth eventually look like if the Earth's plates stopped moving?
the earth will stop moving around its orbit
Does the earth rotate or revolve around the sun?
The Earth orbits around the Sun is the simple answer, which is good enough for most people. However, a more accurate answer is that they both orbit the center of mass of the solar system. Because the Sun has nearly 99.9 percent of the mass of the solar system, the Earth orbits a point that's normally just outside the Sun's surface. So, the simple answer is fairly accurate.
How does the earth's position in relationship to the sun affect the weather and climate?
The earth's orbit around the sun is almost circular. The slight deviation from circularity plays no practical part in the climate. Weather and climate are to do with the tilt of the earth's axis, and it's orientation to the plane of the orbit - if the axis was perpendicular to the plane of the orbit there would be no seasons cycle. If the orbit were farther from the sun, it would be colder (eg Mars), or closer, it would be hotter (eg Venus), although in both those examples there are other factors contributing (eg atmospheric density).
What planet moves around sun the slowest?
Neptune would move the slowest. The orbit speed is related to the distant the planets are to the sun. Farther the planet, slower the pace. Remember, Pluto is no longer a planet.
Which planet orbits the Sun slowest?
If you still consider Pluto to be a planet then Pluto would be the slowest to orbit the sun. If you don't believe Pluto is a planet anymore then Neptune would be the slowest planet to orbit our sun.
What planet do you think would revolve around the sun slowest?
Of the eight planets (not counting the dwarf planet Pluto), the slowest would be Neptune - which is the furthest out. The further out you go, the slower and longer a planet takes to orbit the sun. Mercury orbits at around 48km/sec, Earth 30km/sec and Neptune 5.43 km/sec, taking 165 years to make the orbit.
Is there any instance where a planets moon would not orbit around it?
No, a moon is a natuaral satellite and would always be in orbit around a planet. If it did'nt orbit the planet it would fall into the planet.
What planet moves through the background of stars most slowly?
The planet that has the slowest orbit would be Neptune due to the fact that is is furthest away from the sun. However, if you want to count dwarf planets, then Eris would be the slowest.
What happen to the planet's orbit if there is no sun?
There would be no orbit. You have to have a body to orbit around and without a star or other planet to orbit around, it would just move in a straight line.
What planet revolves around the sun in an orbit between that of Venus and Mars?
That would be the planet known as earth.it is our planet earth
Is the moon a terrestrial planet?
No. The moon is not a planet; it is a moon. If it had its own orbit around the sun it would be considered a terrestrial planet.
Does Venus orbit a planet?
No, Venus does not orbit a planet. It orbits a star, which is our Sun. It can not orbit a planet , if it did it would be a moon
What would happen to an object in orbit around a planet if the planet's force of gravity were stronger than the object's inertia?
The object would crash into the planet.
What would happen if the planets farther from the sun were caused to move faster as their orbit around the sun?
The orbit would increase in size (the planet would orbit farther from the sun).
What is The planet that has a period shorter than any other planet?
The general rule for the amount of time taken for a planet to orbit around the Sun is that the closer planet is to the Sun, less time is taken for one orbit. This basically means that Mercury will take the shortest amount of time for one orbit around the sun then all of the other planets. The full list of time taken for planets to make a full orbit of the Sun (from the quickest to the slowest) is as follows:MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneFrom this, it is clear that the closer the planet is to the Sun, the quicker it orbits it.To visualize why this is, think of a motor sport driver. When the motorist is travelling around a corner, they will want to keep to the inside of the corner. If they travelled around the same corner near the outside of the corner, they would go a lot slower as they would have to cover more of the track.
