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All the planets are in motion about the sun. Each at different speeds and distances. The direction to each planet therefore changes over time.

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What direction does the planet revolve around the sun?

The same direction that the Earth rotates around its axis.


What is a planet that has a blank rotation spins in a clockwise direction?

Venus


How are all the planets kept in orbit by gravity?

The sun's gravity exerts a constant force on each planet in the direction straight toward the sun, but the law of inertia tries to keep the planet moving in a straight line. The resultant force from the vector addition of those two forces keeps the planet in its orbit.


What planet has a moon that goes the wrong direction?

The planet is Venus, and its moon Phobos has a retrograde orbit, meaning it orbits Venus in the opposite direction that Venus rotates on its axis. This is a unique characteristic as most moons in our solar system have prograde orbits, moving in the same direction as their planet's rotation.


A planet will orbit its sun because the gravitational force of the sun pulls on the planet the gravitational force of the planet pulling on the sun is?

The gravitational force of the planet pulling on the sun is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the gravitational force that the sun exerts on the planet, as described by Newton's third law of motion. This mutual attraction causes both bodies to exert forces on each other, but the sun's much greater mass results in it experiencing a negligible acceleration compared to the planet. Consequently, while the planet orbits the sun due to the sun's dominant gravitational pull, both bodies are indeed influencing each other's motion.

Related Questions

What is the direction of each planet's revolution around the sun called?

anti clockwise


What planet rotates in a clockwise direction instead of the counter clockwise direction?

Venus


What are the different scientific theories about the creation of the earth?

Planets are thought to be formed from their star's material; material that erupted out from the star and revolved around it in the same direction that the star rotates. This material attracted each other, collided with each other and cooled into a planet. The planet's rotation is though to be the cause of its spherical shape. Now, scientists have found planets that revolve in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of their star, thus new theories are being put forward.


What planet has rings in a different direction from others?

Uranus has rings in a different direction from others.


Which planet orbits around the sun in backward direction from east to west?

No planet does this. You probably mean the planet that ROTATES on its axis in an east to west direction. The answer is Venus. Uranus also does this, but with an extreme axial tilt.


What do you call the motion when a planet heads in the opposite direction?

A planet's predominant movement (NOT the daily movement related to Earth's rotation, but the apparent movement compared to the background stars) is from west to east. If a planet moves in this direction it is said to be "prograde", if it moves in the opposite direction, it is said to be "retrograde".


What direction does the planet revolve around the sun?

The same direction that the Earth rotates around its axis.


Is there a One Direction server on Minecraft?

Go to "Planet Minecraft" and search for One Direction servers.


What direction does planet earth rotate?

west to east


Which planet roatates in the opposite direction earth?

Venus


When a planet spins in the opposite direction of the other planets in a solar system?

It's called a Rouge planet.


How does gravity affet the movement of planets?

Mainly, the Sun's gravity attracts a planet; as a result, the planet accelerates towards the Sun (the direction changes gradually, so the planet goes more in direction towards the Sun), resulting in the curved orbit.