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The Sun rotates faster at the equator. Not only in km/hour, but also in angular speed. From Wikipedia: "The period of this actual rotation is approximately 25.6 days at the equator and 33.5 days at the poles." Note that the Sun is not a rigid body like the Earth. The differential rotation is believed to be caused by a combination of convection currents and Coriolis effects.

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At which point is halleys comet traveling fastest?

Objects move fastest when they are closest to the primary object. In the case of Mercury, it moves fastest when it is closest to the Sun.


When will a planet travel fastest in its orbit?

The earth is moving fastest in its orbit at the moment of perihelion, when it is closest to the sun. the happens around January 3.


Why does the Sun not heat the poles and equator of the Earth equally?

At the equator the surface of the Earth is a right angles to the rays of light coming from the Sun. As the Earth is a globe, as one moves North or South, away form the equator, the surface of the Earth begins to tip away from facing the Sun until, at the poles, the surface of the Earth is parallel to the Rays coming from the Sun. This means that as one moves away from the equator, the surface of the Earth actually receives less of the Sun's energy.


Where the speed of a planet is fastest when it is revolving around the sun in its orbit 1 nearest to the sun 2 farthest to the sun 3its away but coming towards the sun 4 at any intermediate position?

The speed of a planet is fastest when it is closest to the sun in its orbit (option 1) and slowest when it is farthest from the sun (option 2). This is because of the gravitational pull of the sun, which accelerates the planet as it gets closer and decelerates it as it moves away.


When is the earth's orbital motion around the sun fastest and when is it slowest?

The Earth moves fastest along its orbit at its perihelion, when it's closest to the sun, around January 4, and slowest when it's at its aphelion, when it's farthest from the sun, around July 4.

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How does the sun affect the planet's surface?

Because the sun moves around so when the sun moves around the light from the sun touches the planets


Which planet moves the fastest about the sun?

The Sun doesn't move fast, but if you mean which planet moves fast around the sun then it would be Mercury, because it is closer.


At which point is halleys comet traveling fastest?

Objects move fastest when they are closest to the primary object. In the case of Mercury, it moves fastest when it is closest to the Sun.


When will a planet travel fastest in its orbit?

The earth is moving fastest in its orbit at the moment of perihelion, when it is closest to the sun. the happens around January 3.


What part of the sun that releases light?

The photosphere (surface) of the sun.


What would cause a decrease in the Earth's surface temperature?

In the winter, our part of the Earth tilts away from the sun, and another tilts towards it, that is why we have winter when, say, Australia has summer. As the Earth moves around the sun, its tilt is adjusted to the sun depending on where we are. (The distance of the Earth to the sun is also a factor.


Why does the Sun not heat the poles and equator of the Earth equally?

At the equator the surface of the Earth is a right angles to the rays of light coming from the Sun. As the Earth is a globe, as one moves North or South, away form the equator, the surface of the Earth begins to tip away from facing the Sun until, at the poles, the surface of the Earth is parallel to the Rays coming from the Sun. This means that as one moves away from the equator, the surface of the Earth actually receives less of the Sun's energy.


Does the sun have suface?

The visible outside part of the Sun can be said to be its surface. But the Sun doesn't have a solid surface on which you might stand, if that's what you mean. The "surface" we see is called the "photosphere".


Where the speed of a planet is fastest when it is revolving around the sun in its orbit 1 nearest to the sun 2 farthest to the sun 3its away but coming towards the sun 4 at any intermediate position?

The speed of a planet is fastest when it is closest to the sun in its orbit (option 1) and slowest when it is farthest from the sun (option 2). This is because of the gravitational pull of the sun, which accelerates the planet as it gets closer and decelerates it as it moves away.


When is the earth's orbital motion around the sun fastest and when is it slowest?

The Earth moves fastest along its orbit at its perihelion, when it's closest to the sun, around January 4, and slowest when it's at its aphelion, when it's farthest from the sun, around July 4.


When the sun goes down at night which do you think would cool faster a black road surface or surface of a lake?

The road would cool fastest.


Does climate change depend on where the su n is?

The sun never moves, it is the Earth that moves. Climate change depends on that part of the Earth's relative position to the sun.