They are father away from whatever is being orbited. At these farther distances, they need to achieve greater speeds or higher masses, or a combination, otherwise, they would be pulled into the center.
All the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun in the same direction.However, there are two planets that rotate on their axis "backwards" compared with the others. They are Uranus and Venus.
Pluto does not behave like the other planets in our solar system because it has a highly inclined and elliptical orbit. This means that its path around the Sun is very different from the near-circular and more closely aligned orbits of the eight traditional planets.
Because the diameters of the orbits are different. Some are closer to the sun, others are further out.
Of the seven other planets that orbit the sun, three are smaller than Earth and four are larger.
Near (in order from closest to farthest): Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Far (same order as before): Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Why? I suppose that's just how things worked out when the planets formed from the "protoplanetary disk". The planets have to be spaced apart enough to form stable orbits. Otherwise their mutual gravitational attraction could disrupt their orbits.
Yes, none of the planets in our solar system have exactly circular orbits, though some are more eccentric than others.
No moon is larger than the planet it orbits. The two largest moons in the solar system, Ganymede and Titan, which orbit Jupiter and Saturn respectively, are larger than the planet Mercury, but no others.
The sun is larger because it has to produce heat.On Earth the sun orbits around us to give out warmth planets like Mercury also need the sun for important things.Earth has people on it so if we do not have the sun we would just be cold all day so it has to be everywhere.
All the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun in the same direction.However, there are two planets that rotate on their axis "backwards" compared with the others. They are Uranus and Venus.
Calculus -- instantaneous changes. Binomial theorem, logarithms, ellipses for orbits of planets, and many others.
Pluto does not behave like the other planets in our solar system because it has a highly inclined and elliptical orbit. This means that its path around the Sun is very different from the near-circular and more closely aligned orbits of the eight traditional planets.
Because the diameters of the orbits are different. Some are closer to the sun, others are further out.
Its a fairly good question. They wont collide as they are in separate orbits, which are many millions of km apart - orbits within orbits. The planets when drawn to scale are also tiny when compared with these orbits and distances. Having said that, their gravitational fields do indeed effect each other, distorting each others orbits.
Of the seven other planets that orbit the sun, three are smaller than Earth and four are larger.
Near (in order from closest to farthest): Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Far (same order as before): Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Why? I suppose that's just how things worked out when the planets formed from the "protoplanetary disk". The planets have to be spaced apart enough to form stable orbits. Otherwise their mutual gravitational attraction could disrupt their orbits.
round but some rounder than others. Every object is in an orbit which is an ellipse. The planets are in orbits which look almost exactly like circles with an offset centre, but some comets and dwarf planets have orbits with a high eccentricity.
The Moon has no natural satellites of its own. In theory it could (as planets have their own moons), but it is unlikely due to the precise orbital requirements. Most possible scenarios do not create stable orbits.