answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The Earth revolves counterclockwise around the Sun as viewed from above the North Pole.

The moon orbits the Earth in a counter clockwise direction.

The Planets orbit the Sun in a counter clockwise direction.

The Sun rotates counterclockwise on its axis too.

If one goes higher, the galaxy rotates counter clockwise as well.

There is pattern here.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

The Earth orbits around the Sun. This is called the "Heliocentric Theory." It was conceived by Aristarchus around 3rd century B.C. However it was not accepted until the 16th century work by a man named Nicolaus Copernicus. The Heliocentric Theory replaced the Geocentric Theory, the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe, and the Sun, planets, and stars revolve around it.

To the observer on Earth, the entire universe seems to revolve overhead from east to west. This is because the Earth is spinning west to east. Early civilizations were clustered near the Equator, so did not observe the variations in movement that appear from higher latitudes. Near either pole, the orbital motion becomes a spin instead. The Moon, in particular, with its actual orbit (west-to-east), seems to move differently than the Sun and stars, and might suggest the Earth is the unmoving point.

Skeptics in modern times may refer to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) photographs of star positions in the night sky at varying times of the year. Not to mention the orbital drifting of Earth during the seasons each year.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

The Moon, and thousands of artificial satellites.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

Rotating.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is orbiting the Earth as the Earth is orbiting the sun?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?

while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth


What is earth orbiting the sun?

Earth orbiting the sun is a planet that is attracted to a star.


Is the moon on top of the sun?

No, it is orbiting our Earth, which is orbiting our Sun.


What is in orbit with the Earth?

The moon. The earth is in orbit around the sun, but the moon goes with it, orbiting the earth directly and orbiting the sun indirectly.


What force is responsible for the moon orbiting earth and earth orbiting the sun?

The force of gravity.


In which season is the earth and orbit from the sun?

The earth is always orbiting the sun.


What force is responsible for the moon orbiting around the earth and earth orbiting around the sun?

The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.


What takes longer to orbit the Sun the Moon or the Earth?

Technically, the moon isn't orbiting the sun. The moon is orbiting the Earth that is orbiting the sun. I guess someone should have paid more attention in elementary school!!!


What is movement of the earth around the sun called?

When the Earth moves around the Sun, we say that it is orbiting the Sun.


Is NASA going to orbit the sun?

You see, as it turns out the whole planet of earth is orbiting the sun, not just NASA. We have been effectively orbiting the sun since it has existed. So to answer your question, yes, NASA will be orbiting the sun, has orbited the sun, and is currently orbiting it.


When does the moon rotate around the sun?

All the time. (The moon is actually orbiting around the Earth, which is orbiting around the sun)


Does earth orbit any planet?

No, Earth is a planet orbiting the Sun.