Astronomy

Question 1

What does our solar system consist of and why does it orbit te way it does

Answer 1

Planets orbiting the sun and moons orbiting planets and satellites orbiting Earth comets orbit sun this is beacuse of gravitational force

Question 2

What are comets

Answer 2

Lump of icy rock

Question 3

What is a galaxy

Answer 3

A large collection of starts out galaxy is the Milky Way the force which keeps the stars together is gravity the

Question 4

What does gravity do as you get further away from a planet

Answer 4

Decreases as you get further away from the star or planet .

Question 5

What happens to moons and satellites orbits

Answer 5

Decrease as you get further away .

Question 6

How do comets travel

Answer 6

Much faster near the sun because of the increased pull of gravity that makes it speed up near the sun . Comets have longer orbital periods than earth as they from the outer edges of the solar system

Question 7

What’s the equation for orbital speed

Answer 7

Orbital speed = 2pieR
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Time period

Question 8

What’s an asteroid

Answer 8

Minor planets or rocks that orbit the sun