What is orbiting the Earth as the Earth is orbiting the sun?

Answer 1

The Earth revolves counterclockwise around the Sun as viewed from above the North Pole.

The moon orbits the Earth in a counter clockwise direction.

The Planets orbit the Sun in a counter clockwise direction.

The Sun rotates counterclockwise on its axis too.

If one goes higher, the galaxy rotates counter clockwise as well.

There is pattern here.

Answer 2

The Earth orbits around the Sun. This is called the "Heliocentric Theory." It was conceived by Aristarchus around 3rd century B.C. However it was not accepted until the 16th century work by a man named Nicolaus Copernicus. The Heliocentric Theory replaced the Geocentric Theory, the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe, and the Sun, planets, and stars revolve around it.

To the observer on Earth, the entire universe seems to revolve overhead from east to west. This is because the Earth is spinning west to east. Early civilizations were clustered near the Equator, so did not observe the variations in movement that appear from higher latitudes. Near either pole, the orbital motion becomes a spin instead. The Moon, in particular, with its actual orbit (west-to-east), seems to move differently than the Sun and stars, and might suggest the Earth is the unmoving point.

Skeptics in modern times may refer to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) photographs of star positions in the night sky at varying times of the year. Not to mention the orbital drifting of Earth during the seasons each year.

Answer 3

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

Answer 4

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

Answer 5

The Moon is orbiting the Earth as the Earth is orbiting the Sun.

Answer 6

Rotating.