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Are the planets like moons to the sun?
The planets are satellites of the sun. The moons are satellites of the planets. The moons revolve around the planets captured by their gravity, while the planets revolve around the sun captured by its gravity and the sun.
What planets if any will appear to pass directly in front of the Sun from your earth based perspective which planets if any will never transit the sun?
Mercury and Venus are the only planets that can transit the Sun, from where I am.
Does Pluto orbit directly at the sun?
Yes, Pluto as well as all of the dwarf planets orbit the Sun directly. They are not moons.
Both poles take a turn facing the sun during its 84 year revolution Is It Pluto Neptune or Uranus?
Uranus is the planet that takes a turn facing the sun during its 84-year revolution due to its extreme axial tilt of about 98 degrees. This causes its poles to alternate in facing the sun during its orbit around the sun.
Which planet sometimes has its poles pointed almost directly at the Sun?
Uranus is the planet that sometimes has its poles pointed almost directly at the Sun due to its extreme axial tilt of 98 degrees. This results in unusual and extreme seasonal variations on the planet.
Where do the sun rays strike earth least directly?
The Sun's rays strike least directly at the poles.
Where does the ray of the sun strike least directly?
at the poles
Are dwarf planets satillites?
They are satellites of our sun, as with the eight major planets. They orbit the sun directly.
What is significant about the poles facing towards the sun?
The magnetic poles of the Earth don't face the Sun directly, but are indeed angled. This is a good thing, because it, along with the revolution of Earth around the Sun, is what gives us our seasons, and allows many species of animal dependent upon seasonal changes to survive.
Where does The rays of the sun strike earth the least directly?
at the poles
Where does the rays of the sun strike earth least directly?
at the poles
Do planets revolve around earth?
No, planets orbit around the sun directly.
Where the sun's rays strike earth most directly and least directly?
Directly is near the equator. Least directly is at the poles.
What keeps the sun's rays from striking the poles directly?
the ozone layer
Are the planets like moons to the sun?
The planets are satellites of the sun. The moons are satellites of the planets. The moons revolve around the planets captured by their gravity, while the planets revolve around the sun captured by its gravity and the sun.
What shape are The Sun - the Earth - and Mars?
The Sun and its planets are all basically spheres. The earth is an 'oblate sphere' - that it, it is flattened at the poles.
Which two planets are hot facing the sun but cold turned away from the sun?
murcuary venus?
