2006-06-29 13:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by prettycat 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Jupiter is further from the sun, and has a larger orbital path. That is why it takes longer (it has to travel further to go around)
2006-06-29 13:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is exactly why it revolves the fastest. Being the biggest planet, Jupiter's gravitational relationship with the sun is greater than that of other planet's
2006-06-29 21:46:11 · answer #2 · answered by Peter K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is exactly why it revolves the fastest. Being the biggest planet, Jupiter's gravitational relationship with the sun is greater than that of other planet's.
2006-06-29 13:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by celtic263 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes longer for Jupiter to revolve around the sun than it does Earth.
2006-06-29 13:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by tom_a_hawk12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with orbital mechanics, and without getting two technical, the speed with which a body has to orbit decreases if it gets closer to what it's orbiting, and it increases if the orbiting body is very large.
Jupiter is vey far from the sun, but it is also tremendously large; more massive than all the other planets put together.
Think about swinging a yoyo from your hand. If you let out a little more string and maintain the same force, the yoyo will spin slower. For various reasons, the analogy dosn't work for mass, so you'll have to take my word on that part.
Hope that helped!
2006-06-29 13:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by Argon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jupiter is the planet farthest awy from the sun, second to saturn the planet that resolve the fastest is mercury which is the smallest
2006-06-29 13:41:25 · answer #6 · answered by Quasar1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋