How does distance from the sun affect the period of rotation?

The further away from the Sun it is, the slower the planet’s orbital speed and the longer its path. Both of those factors result in taking longer to make one complete orbit and a planet having a longer year.

What happens to the period of revolution of a planet with increasing distance from the sun?

As the distance of the planet from the sun increases, the period of revolution decreases.

How does the distance from the sun affect the planets?

The effect of distance from the Sun on planetary temperatures is explored using energy from a light bulb to simulate solar energy. Planets and moons that are further from the Sun receive less solar energy (sunlight) than planets and moons closer to the Sun.

What characteristic of the planets decreases with distance from the sun?

In general, the surface temperatures decreases with increasing distance from the sun. Venus is an exception because its dense atmosphere acts as a greenhouse and heats the surface to above the melting point of lead, about 880 degrees Fahrenheit (471 degrees Celsius).

Does period increase with distance?

(Mass does not affect the pendulum’s swing. The longer the length of string, the farther the pendulum falls; and therefore, the longer the period, or back and forth swing of the pendulum. The greater the amplitude, or angle, the farther the pendulum falls; and therefore, the longer the period.)

Why do planets have different period of revolution?

Inertia combined with the sun’s gravity is what causes the planets to travel around the sun. This is called the planet’s period of revolution. The closer a planet is to the sun, the shorter its period of revolution. The farther away a planet is from the sun, the longer its period of revolution.

What happens to the period as the orbital radius increases?

So the radius must increase by a factor of 4, to decrease the orbital velocity by a factor of 2. The circumference of the orbit has also increased by this factor of 4, and so with half the orbital velocity, the period must be 8 times longer.

Why does the distance from the Sun affect a planets orbital velocity?

A planet’s orbital speed changes, depending on how far it is from the Sun. The closer a planet is to the Sun, the stronger the Sun’s gravitational pull on it, and the faster the planet moves. The farther it is from the Sun, the weaker the Sun’s gravitational pull, and the slower it moves in its orbit.

Does distance affect period?

The longer the length of string, the farther the pendulum falls; and therefore, the longer the period, or back and forth swing of the pendulum. The greater the amplitude, or angle, the farther the pendulum falls; and therefore, the longer the period.)

Why do planets move faster closer to the Sun?

When a planet is closer to the Sun the Sun’s gravitational pull is stronger, so the planet moves faster. When a planet is further away from the sun the Sun’s gravitational pull is weaker, so the planet moves slower in its orbit.

Do planets that are farther from the Sun travel faster than those which are nearer?

Therefore the planet moves faster when it is nearer the Sun and slower when it is farther from the Sun. A planet moves with constantly changing speed as it moves about its orbit. The fastest a planet moves is at perihelion (closest) and the slowest is at aphelion (farthest).

Why does the orbital period of a planet increase as it moves?

The orbital period of a planet increases as it moves away from the Sun simply because it has to travel a longer distance in its orbit. The rotation period is not related to distance from the Sun.

Why does the revolution period decrease with distance from the Sun?

So the revolution period decreases because object/planets closer to the sun simply move faster. This also applies to the apogee and perigee orbital variations on the eliptical orbits that all planets assume.

Why do planets move in a straight line around the Sun?

Its inertia which tries to keep the planet moving in a straight line, and the gravity of the Sun, always acting on the planet towards the center of the Sun’s mass. The further away from the Sun the planet orbits, the weaker the gravity. Therefore to balance out and stay in orbit, the planet needs to travel more slowly.

How often does a planet revolve around the Sun?

A planet revolves once every day. The orbit is an ellipse and slows down at the major axis. I will use a very simple language to explain this phenomena. The revolution period decreases because the closer the object the more the revolution velocity/angular momentum it needs to sustain it’s obit around the sun.