Do all the planets rotate around the sun in the same plane and are their orbits elliptical like Earth's.?

Answer 1

Yes, they are a roughly on the same plane. It's not exact.

Yes orbits are all similar to earth - except Pluto - which is very elliptical - more like a comet really - that's part of the reason it got demoted.

Two odd balls as they orbit -> Venus spins backward on it's axis compared to all the rest and Uranus is knocked over sideways and "rolls" around the sun.

Answer 2

Yes to both questions In a sence. The planes they rotate on arnt exact, but usually, they are close enough to be considered on the same plane. Originally, for the second question, plutos orbit was actually more of an egg like rotation around the sun. Infact, as you may already know, pluto crossed neptunes orbit and neptune became the farthest planet from the sun! However, pluto was demoted from the planet status, and thus, all the planets now rotate in an elliptical rotation.

But I still think pluto should be a planet. I wont debate the points here, but I just wanted to add it. WE WANT PLUTO!!! :(

Answer 3

Pluto is, as stated, 17 degrees off from plane. What was not mentioned is that Mercury is, in fact, off 7 degrees from plane. These two bodies are also more elliptical than the others. The order from most eccentric orbit to least is:
Pluto
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Earth
Neptune
Venus

Answer 4

Yes and yes. All the planets orbit in the same plane (in the same direction too) because the whole darn solar system formed from a flat round accretion disk of gas and dust. Also every orbit, no matter what kind, is elliptical.

Answer 5

Yes, after Pluto's demotion into the category of dwarf planets, all planets in the solar system revolve in the same plane. All there orbits are like earth's ellipses of low excentricity - almost round - whereas the KBOs like dwarf planets (Pluto, Eris), planetoids and comets revolve sun on elongated elliptical orbits.

Answer 6

the fast answer to this question is that it obeys Kepler's first regulation.. "each and each planet revolves around the solar in an elliptical route, with the solar occupying between the foci of the ellipse." the completed excercise hinges on Gravity and the smooth stability of interacting gravity fields from all gadgets on all gadgets. as an party take our moon and Earth... If it were no longer for the gravity of the Earth, the Moon could hearth off into area suitable away, following the urges of momentum propelling it by technique of centripetal stress. because the Moon tries to flee, Earth’s gravity pulls it Earth-ward, besides the undeniable fact that it does no longer crash into its mom planet because Earth continually falls remote from it. subsequently the orbital dance will proceed indefinitely, until eventually another stress causes the orbit of one or the different body to regulate. the completed issue hinges on Gravitational interacting fields ! Introduce a large body into this equation and all this stability is thrown into choas !

Answer 7

all the planets revolve around the sun, and rotate around themselves as well. they're orbit is nearly the same plane and elliptical , except for Ploto which has an oval shaped orbit, and that's why it is sometimes nearer to the earth than Neptune.

Answer 8

Yes to both questions, although we would have to say "approximately" to the first one. Pluto is 17 degrees off, but the others are very close to in the same plane. The comets, though, come in from all angles and directions.

Answer 9

Think about how that planets formed.

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