1 Eyes on the Solar System - Avery Martin

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1. Are there differences between the planets? Explain. Yes, each planet has its own orbiting course, which causes each planet to orbit the Sun at different speeds. Each planet has its own characteristics that make them different from each other. The colors of each planet vary from very bright blue to gray to red. I noticed Saturn has prominent rings around this planet, and Uranus has less prominent rings. 2. How is the Solar System structured? The Solar System looks as if it is structured with eight planets, one star (or sun), several dwarf planets such as Pluto, and several other small things such as asteroids, moons, or comets. These eight planets orbit the same sun with either zero to one hundred forty-six moons. 3. In which direction do the planets orbit the Sun? The planets all rotate in a counterclockwise motion at different speeds. 4. Describe the planets' orbits From the app's perspective, Mercury and Venus look to be on a tilted orbit towards the right up compared to planets like Earth; Earth’s orbit looks more horizontal. Mars looks to have a circular orbit, but with the sun not as centered, the sun is more to the left. Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune look to have the sun nearly directly in the middle compared to Uranus, who also looks as if the sun is more to the right. I cannot see very well the tilt of the orbits with the farther and more giant planets. 5. In which direction does each planet rotate? Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune rotate counterclockwise compared to Venus and Uranus, which rotate clockwise.
6. For the planets with moons, in which direction do the moons orbit the planet? Mercury and Venus do not have moons, but Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus rotate counterclockwise, and Neptune rotate clockwise. 7. Does the Sun rotate? If so, in which direction? According to the description of the sun, it rotates, but I cannot figure out which way. I think the Sun is rotating counterclockwise. 8. How does the rotational/orbital motion of the various Solar System bodies compare? Each planet is different in its own ways. For instance, nearly every planet in our solar system rotates counterclockwise except for Venus and Uranus. Every planet in our solar system orbits our sun in a counterclockwise motion with the expectation of speed. The closer the planet is to the sun, the quicker it rotates. Even our moons have a different rotation; Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus rotate counterclockwise compared to moonless Mercury and Venus and clockwise Neptune.
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