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No, the Earth is technically in an elliptical orbit and its distance changes.
The best way to picture the orbit is as a circle with the Sun not quite at the centre. The radius of the circle is 149.6 million kilometres and the Sun is off-centre by an amount equal to the radius times the eccentricity which is 1/60.
So the Sun is 2.5 million km off-centre and our distance varies between 147.1 and 152.1 million km.
The semimajor axis of the ellipse is 149.6 million km and the semiminor axis is only about 0.015% smaller, so the orbit is circular for most purposes.
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How can you tell the Earth orbits the sun?
You can tell by the seasons, if the sun revolved around the earth the temperature would remain constant all year.
What is the distance between the sun and the Earth in March?
The average distance between the sun and Earth is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). This distance remains relatively constant throughout the year, so it does not vary significantly in March compared to other months.
Which planet has a distance from the sun that is about 150 percent of earth's distance from the sun?
Venus has an average distance from the Sun that is about 108% of Earth's distance. This makes Venus the planet closest to having a distance from the Sun that is 150% of Earth's distance.
If the sun collapsed to become a black hole the earths gravitational attraction to it would be?
if the sun turned into a black hole we would be gone in seconds... it wouldn't matter Another answer: The Earth gravitational attraction would remain the same. Sun's gravitational attraction would also remain the same. Why? Because their mass would remain the same.
Is earth is revolving around the sun with a constant speed?
No, Earth does not revolve around the sun with a constant speed. Its orbit is elliptical, meaning that its speed varies depending on its distance from the sun; it moves faster when it is closer (perihelion) and slower when it is farther away (aphelion). This variation in speed is described by Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
How can you tell the Earth orbits the sun?
You can tell by the seasons, if the sun revolved around the earth the temperature would remain constant all year.
Is the equator closer to the sun than any other point on Earth?
No, the equator is not closer to the sun than any other point on Earth. The distance between the Earth and the sun remains constant, so all points on Earth are at the same distance from the sun.
Over several years the apparent size of the sun as viewed by an observer on Earth will?
i believe the answer is it will vary in a cyclic manner because the earth moves farther away from the sun in summer in the northern hemisphere and then closer in the winter
Is the sun moving closer to the earth?
No, the sun is not moving closer to the Earth. The distance between the Earth and the sun remains relatively constant due to gravitational forces that keep the two bodies in their respective orbits.
How far is the earths moon from mercury?
Varying from the the distance from the Earth to the Moon + the distance from the sun to the earth + the distance from mercury to the sun, to the distance from the earth to the sun - the distance from mercury to the sun - the distance from the earth to the moon
What keeps the earth's temperatures at stable levels?
its rotation on a tilted axis and its nearly constant uniform distance from the sun.
What is the distance between the sun and the Earth in March?
The average distance between the sun and Earth is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). This distance remains relatively constant throughout the year, so it does not vary significantly in March compared to other months.
Is the distance for mercury to the sun constant?
The distance form Mercury to the Sun is not constant because Mercury's orbit is not a perfect circle. The average distance is 35,980,000 miles.
Which quantity remain constant in planetary motion as seen from sun?
The angular momentum of a planet remains constant in its motion around the sun. This is due to the conservation of angular momentum, which dictates that the product of the planet's mass, velocity, and distance from the sun remains the same as the planet orbits.
Distance from the earth?
distance earth from the sun
Which planet has a distance from the sun that is about 150 percent of earth's distance from the sun?
Venus has an average distance from the Sun that is about 108% of Earth's distance. This makes Venus the planet closest to having a distance from the Sun that is 150% of Earth's distance.
Are the moon and the sun the same distance from earth?
No, the moon and the sun are not the same distance from Earth. The average distance from the Earth to the moon is about 238,855 miles, while the average distance from the Earth to the sun is about 93 million miles.
