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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 is the correct order of the planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
How does gravity control the orbital motions of the planets in the solar system?
Each planetary body in the solar system has a gravitational effect on every other planet of the solar system as well as being affected by, and having an effect on, the Sun. Gravitational effects include tides, planet shapes, friction within a body, orbit, tilt, meteorite and asteroid impacts and avoidance of impacts, and atmospheres.
The reason the heliocentric model of the solar system was upsetting was because it directly contradicted verses in the bible which state that the sun revolved around the earth and essentially decreased the importance of mankind in the universe which flew in the face of Catholic doctrine where man was supposed to be the greatest of all God's creation.
However, the reason the heliocentric model of the solar system withstood all of the attacks is because it is "right". Now I do put right in quotes because its only relatively right, as in there is a direct correlation to Einstein's theory of relativity.
The solar system is not like the mobiles you probably made in the second grade of the solar system, with planets physically attached to the sun like spokes on a wheel. Instead, all of the celestial bodies can be accurately depicted as the "center of the solar system" because center, in this case, is a relative term. All motion can be expressed from any arbitrary point with equal validity.
However, where the heliocentric model really shines (pun intended) is that the equations which allow for the prediction of planetary and other celestial bodies' orbits, when figured from the perspective of a solar-center, rather than earth-center, are VASTLY simplified.
From this perspective, the heavinly bodies all move in (at least roughly) circular orbits and move with essentially consistent velocities and so on. If you attempt to express these motions using the geocentric view you have to account for some rather strange behavior, like when a planet appears to move backwards (called retrograde motion) as the Earth moves past the outer planets in their relative orbits.
How large is your solar system that is known of?
The absolute limits of our solar system are defined by the limits of the Oort Cloud, (courtesy of Jan Oort, a 20th century Dutch astronomer). The Oort Cloud is a collection of frozen and rocky fragments that are the remnants of the original Accretion Disk when our solar system was forming 4.5 billion years ago. The physical distance is not entirely certain, but is believed to be in the range of 500 billion to one trillion miles from the Sun -- not to be confused with the Kuiper Belt which is a lesser extreme distance away, between Pluto and Sedna.
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What is the positon of the solar system?
Our solar system is located near the galactic plane (about 14 light years from it, whereas the Milky Way is about 1,000 light years thick) at around 26,000-28,000 light years from the galactic core, on a spur of one of the spiral arms known as the Orion Arm. The orbital plane of the planets in our solar system (ecliptic) is inclined about 60 degrees to the Milky Way's galactic plane.
Which planet is not a frozen planet?
Well, obviously, Earth isn't a frozen planet. Neither is Venus. Mercury gets much bellow freezing in the night but at day it's temperature is around 400 celsius. Mars is almost always bellow freezing. The planets keep getting colder past Earth, as it gets further and further away from the sun.
Why is it a good idea to have a solar hot water system in your home?
because when it gets cold in the winter they would need something hot like hot coco.
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More usefully, it heats water from the Sun's radiation, with little or no input from bought-in gas or electricity, and should pay for itself several times over its life-span so making your fuel bills far lower.
Why is earth important to the solar system?
In the astrophysical sense alone, Earth could be argued not to be important to the solar system and that it is more the logical converse - the solar system is important to Earth, particularly the presence of a star to provide energy and a favorable distance from the Sun such that most water is in liquid state so that life can flourish here. Also, the giant outer planets act as an important shield to Earth, deflecting or absorbing inbound objects that might pose a risk of impact damage to our fragile ecosystem.
The influence of Earth on remainder of the solar system is rather trivial - it might provide a minor perterbation of orbits of other planets but not significant. Some astronomers have pointed out that the solar wind can catch spores, bacteria, viruses in the upper atmosphere and push it in a kind of spiral shape outwards along the plane of the ecliptic to occasionally land on other planets; however there is no documented evidence that such life has ever "taken root" on another body.
Which is the 5th planet solar system?
The fifth planet is Jupiter(count to check)
{Sun(not a planet) Mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune,
pluto(a dwaf planet)}
What two planets is the asteroid belt in our solar system between?
The Asteroid Belt orbits between Mars and Jupiter, at about 3 AU. There are several objects not properly classified as asteroids orbiting within the belt, mainly the dwarf planet Ceres and the protoplanets Vesta and Pallas.
How many ringed planets are there in solar system?
There are four ringed planets in our solar system: Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. Each of these planets has a system of rings surrounding them, with Saturn's rings being the most prominent and well-known.
What bodies in our solar system will most likely be terraformed in the future?
Venus. Carl Sagan proposed back in 1993 that we should strike Venus with large asteroids, in an attempt to eject the inhospitable atmosphere away from the planet. With current technology, such as rockets and nuclear weapons, this can be done.
Where is the asteroid belt located and why?
The asteroid belt is located between mars and Jupiter, and i think it is located there because when are sun just started burning the remnants of the materials settled into orbit between the last rocky planet and the first gas giant
What did Galileo observe to Mae him conclude that your solar system was heliocentric?
Galileo saw the four moons of Jupiter orbiting Jupiter, so he knew that the planets didn't orbit around the Earth.
What planet has the most mass in your solar system?
that would be Jupiter except if you count the sun
Which planet has the most mass in your solar system?
The sun is by far the largest object in our solar system.
It has a diameter of about 1,392,684 km (865,374 mi), which is approximately 109 times larger than Earth, and its mass (1.989×1030 kilograms, approximately 330,000 times the mass of Earth) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System.
How many natural satellites are there in your solar system and which planets do they orbit?
As of early 2010, more than 265 natural satellites have been identified
in the solar system, orbiting every planet except Mercury and Venus.
The seventh planet from the sun is Uranus. It is the third largest planet in our solar system and the fourth most massive.
Arranging objects into a ordly groups using a system?
This process is called categorization. Categorization involves arranging objects into groups based on shared characteristics or attributes. It helps in organizing information and understanding relationships between different items or ideas.
Is the largest mountain in the solar system on this planet?
The largest mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars.
Pluto's composition of ice and rock, its location in the Kuiper Belt, and its similarity to other Kuiper Belt objects in size and composition suggest that it is one of many similar icy worlds that once existed in the outer solar system. Additionally, the discovery of other dwarf planets and trans-Neptunian objects further supports the idea that Pluto is just one of a large population of similar icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt region.
How did planets and other objects in the solar system form?
Planets and other objects in the solar system formed from a rotating disk of gas and dust known as the solar nebula. Gravity caused the particles in the nebula to collide and stick together, gradually forming larger and larger bodies. Eventually, these bodies accreted into planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the solar system.
