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The Solar System
Ever wondered if there is life on Mars? Or if Jupiter has five moons? Look no further; here is the category concerning all questions about our solar system and the known planets!
4,302 Questions
What does 6 of the planets in the solar system have in common?
they are all planets.
they are all in the milky way galaxy.
they are all in the same solar system.
they all orbit the sun.
hope this helps :)
How offen solar eclipse occur?
About 1-2 times a year. However, each solar eclipse can only be seen in parts of the Earth, so it may take quite a while until a solar eclipse happens precisely where you happen to live - and even longer if you want to wait for a total solar eclipse.
If the earth has revolved exactly once around the sun since last time how much time pass?
It takes the Earth a year to do this that is 365.25 days.
Diagrams aren't possible on this website. Fortunately, no diagram is required
in order to answer this question. The phrases "revolve around the sun" and
"follow their own orbit" are two sets of different words for exactly the same
thing. And that's how they do it.
How long does it take to get to the sun at a speed of 17580 mph?
Nothing in the solar system moves in a straight line. But if you could possibly
do that, then it would only take you about 220 days to reach the sun.
Can astronauts travel to distant planets in the solar system?
They could, but as of now, no astronauts have travelled to any other planets in the solar system.
Why do Astronmers want to remove Pluto from the list of planets?
Surprisingly, No! Several large asteroids in the belt between Mars and Jupiter were once included as planets. AnswerActually There were only 8 planets before Pluto since the asteroids were never considered planets, so technically Pluto IS the first planet to be demoted. Of course if you want to add to this you could say that the new body, discovered by Mike Brown (2003 UB313) was reclassified as a dwarf planet although it was never officially named a planet. Another wrinkle: The first answer probably comes closer to the truth. Remember that there was no generally accepted definition of planet until recently, so controversy and debate abounded. The reason there were 8 generally accepted planets prior to Pluto is because those that had at one time been considered by some to belong on the list, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta and others, had been removed over time. These are among the bodies between Mars and Jupiter mentioned above. more detail The only planets visible to the naked eye were the first 5 planets. Asteroids and other bodies were not identifiable until the development of the telescope. Actually, by the time Ceres was discovered (Jan 1, 1801) Uranus' discovery was 20 years old so I don't believe Ceres was ever considered a planet. It is now considered a minor planet under new classification so Ceres has been promoted.
By its movement. That means that more than one observation is required - for example, comparison of photographs made on different days.
What are the different kinds of solar system?
"solar system" is the term used to describe planets orbiting a star. We know that planets also orbit binary and tertiary star systems, these would be different kinds of solar systems.
What separates the 4 inner planets from the four outer planets?
The asteroid belt is generally regarded as the boundary between the inner solar system and the outer solar system.
Which planet orbits the sun between Mars and Saturn?
The orbit of Jupiter is between the orbits of Mars and the asteroid belt and Saturn.
A variation on a popular mnemonic device for remembering the order of the planets is "My very educated mother just served us nachos." The first letter of each word in the sentence is the first letter of one of the planets. The mnemonic device was originally "My very educated mother just served us nine pickles."
Does Pluto the planet get little sun light?
Yes it does get sunlight but only a very very very small amount - a lot less than we have on earth so Pluto will be a very cold place.
Did the solar system start as a nebula true or false?
Rice?
Well there are many sides to this story. On the one other hand, there is a positive correlation between true and false, making it a great way to conserve Beetles. Next time?? Fish!!
What is the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space?
The Solar System has no predefined limits.
Generally the limit of the Solar System and interstellar space is at a place called the Roche limit where our own Sun's gravitational influence is diminished by another - usually star - interstellar object.
This boundary is generally accepted to be the mean distance between our Sun and Alpha Centauri A or about 2 light years from the Sun.
What has the four largest satellites in the solar system?
Jupiter has four large satellites, but they are not the four largest in the solar system.
Jupiter has the largest, 3rd, 4th, and 6th largest satellites.
Saturn has the 2nd largest and Earth has the 5th largest satellite.
(Naturally I mean "natural satellites", otherwise called moons.)
According to nebular hypothesis The planets of the solar system?
The formation of the Solar System is estimated to have begun 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud.[1] Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed.
How do you know that the solar system did not form during the Big Bang?
The ages don't match. The Bing Bang occurred some 13.8 billion years ago; the Solar System has an age of about 4.6 billion years.
In the old days what did the discoverer give to its planets?
In the early days of planet discovery, the discoverer often named the planet after mythological figures or deities. This practice allowed them to connect the newly found celestial body with larger cultural or historical narratives.
The dense layer of the sun that blocks energy and light is the zone?
The dense layer of the sun that blocks energy and light is the radiative zone. It is located between the core and the convective zone and is where energy generated in the core is transported outward through radiation. Particles of light, called photons, can take thousands to millions of years to travel through this zone due to its high density.
What is a telescope and how did it help Galileo learn more about the solar system?
Telescopes have allowed us to see further than the naked eye would ever allow. With the invention of the telescope by Hans Lipperhey, mankind has discovered new planets, constellations and threats to our planet such as comets or meteors. Telescopes have also been one of the main reasons that man has begun to explore space, we see things out there worth discovering and taking a closer look at.
