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What is a similarity between comet and asteroid?
They both revolve around the sun and they are both smaller than planets or moon.
What is a moon and how does it move around the solar system?
Moons are approximately spherical objects which orbit planets and are smaller than the planets that they orbit, although they are still relatively large objects (so an orbiting dust particle does not qualify as a moon). Since moons orbit planets, their motion around the solar system is controlled by the planets that they orbit; planets orbit the sun, and planets take their moons with them.
What planets orbit Neptune?
None. Moons orbit Neptune. Planets orbit the Sun
What characteristics do all moons share that are not shared by all planets?
All moons orbit around planets, whereas not all planets have moons. Moons are generally smaller in size compared to planets and lack an atmosphere. Moons also lack the ability to emit light on their own, unlike planets which may reflect light from the sun.
Why do the larger outer planets have more satellites than the smaller planets?
This is because the larger planets have more of a gravitational pull. The higher attraction you have to other objects the more likely you are to have them around you. Some believe earth only has a moon because it collided with us from space.
Does the sun have a moon?
The sun has 8 or 9 major planets and thousands of smaller objects orbiting around it. Some of the planets have many moons. (eg Neptune has 13) It can have moons but so far all of the moons are to close to the planets to get caught in the sun's orbit.
What are smaller bodies that move around the planets are called?
They are called satellites
One of the smaller planets what is a rocky body that is constantly moves around the in a path called orbit?
These are called the "terrestrial planets" or "inner planets". They are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
What are smaller than planets but bigger than moons and found in an orbit around the sun?
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What are the dense planets around the sun?
The four inner, rocky planets are also known as the terrestrial planets. These are; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Although much smaller and not as massive as the outer gas giant planets, they are more dense.
Why do the planets go round the sun and not the moon?
Because the moons are the ones revolvimg around the planets (only some planets have moons, not all). And besides, moons aren't in the center of the solar system. They're even smaller than the planets.
What is a similarity between comet and asteroid?
They both revolve around the sun and they are both smaller than planets or moon.
What is a moon and how does it move around the solar system?
Moons are approximately spherical objects which orbit planets and are smaller than the planets that they orbit, although they are still relatively large objects (so an orbiting dust particle does not qualify as a moon). Since moons orbit planets, their motion around the solar system is controlled by the planets that they orbit; planets orbit the sun, and planets take their moons with them.
What planets orbit Neptune?
None. Moons orbit Neptune. Planets orbit the Sun
What characteristics do all moons share that are not shared by all planets?
All moons orbit around planets, whereas not all planets have moons. Moons are generally smaller in size compared to planets and lack an atmosphere. Moons also lack the ability to emit light on their own, unlike planets which may reflect light from the sun.
What is found in the Oort cloud or Kuiper Belt?
Scientists estimate that thousands of bodies more than 62 miles (100 km) in diameter travel around the sun along with trillions of smaller objects, many of which are short-period comets. The region also contains several dwarf planets, round worlds too large to be considered asteroids and yet not qualifying as planets because they're too small, on an odd orbit, and don't clear out the space around them the way the 8 planets do.
How planets and moon are alike and different?
Planets and moons are both celestial bodies that orbit around a larger body, such as a star like the Sun. However, planets are typically larger in size, have more mass, and are able to support their own atmosphere, while moons are smaller and often lack an atmosphere of their own. Moons generally orbit around planets, while planets orbit around stars.
