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The path is called the orbit. There are 8 planets (excluding Pluto and the other dwarf planets) with separate paths at various unique distances from the Sun.
The planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (in order of increasing distance from the Sun).
The path that a planet takes while traveling around the sun is called its orbit. Mercury has the fastest orbit, at 88 days. Neptune has the longest orbit, at 165 years.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoWell considering that the Earth orbits the sun its called a revolution is when the Earth successfully travled once around the sun or the different way of calling it an orbit to make one full revolution around the sun. So we orbit the sun we make one revolution ok got that all because if not you are on your own.
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∙ 9y agoThe name of the path a planet occupies in its movement around the Sun is called an orbit. The shape of the path is an ellipse, with the Sun at the focus. Due to the inverse-square rule of gravity, the speed of movement is greater in orbits closer to the sun, slower for more distant orbits.
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∙ 9y agoEach planet follows an orbit round the Sun. The orbits of the planets are elliptical although they are not far from being circular.
A good way to draw the orbit of a planet is with a pair of compasses, just draw a circle, and the Sun is displaced from the centre by an amount equal to the radius times the eccentricity factor.
For the Earth, the eccentricity is 1/60 so that if the radius of the circle is 6", the Sun is 0.1" off-centre.
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∙ 13y agothe planets orbit the sun on a revolution path
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∙ 13y agoThe path itself is called the planets orbit, while the shape of this is an elliptic.
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∙ 10y agoAn orbit, or an "ellipse"; I'm not sure which you're looking for.
The path around the Sun is an "orbit" but all orbits have the shape of an ellipse.
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∙ 13y agoThe planets' path is called its orbit. The shape of this orbit is called an elipse.
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∙ 14y agoThe orbital path is called the ecliptic
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∙ 15y agoAn orbit.
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The planets move around the sun in a path called an?
The path around The sun is called a orbit
Which type of path do planets follow around the sun?
Due to the sun's gravity, planets typically follow an ellipse pattern around the sun. The pattern may be circular, but is slightly elliptical.
What is path that a planet travels on around the sun called?
Planets have elliptical orbits around the sun.
The path of an object in space moving around a star is called?
The path can be two things which might be under question. In cosmology in general, planets follow circular-like paths round other objects called orbits. However, in general relativity, more specifically they follow geodesics in spacetime.
What is it called the path the moon follows around the earth?
The path that the moon follows around the Earth is called an orbit. The planets going around the sun is called revolution. The moon goes around the Earth in a month.
What are the path that planets follow called?
Orbits.
The planets move around the sun in a path called an?
The path around The sun is called a orbit
What is the path of planets around the sun called?
obrit.
What is the path of the planets around the sun called?
obrit.
The path the planet takes around the sun?
The path the planets take around the sun, is called a orbit.
Which type of path do planets follow around the sun?
Due to the sun's gravity, planets typically follow an ellipse pattern around the sun. The pattern may be circular, but is slightly elliptical.
Are the planets path around the sun is called an orbit?
Yes
What is path that a planet travels on around the sun called?
Planets have elliptical orbits around the sun.
What will happen if the planets do not follow their orbits?
If a planet doesn't follow its orbital path, then it may crash into other planets, moons and/or other object floating around in space.
What is the name of the path of where all planets move around the Sun?
The path where a planet moves around the sun is called an orbit.
The path of an object in space moving around a star is called?
The path can be two things which might be under question. In cosmology in general, planets follow circular-like paths round other objects called orbits. However, in general relativity, more specifically they follow geodesics in spacetime.
What is it called the path the moon follows around the earth?
The path that the moon follows around the Earth is called an orbit. The planets going around the sun is called revolution. The moon goes around the Earth in a month.
