my cousin ask me this question:
is earth a satellite of sun ?
the answer is yes right???
2007-06-26 19:02:38 · 6 answers · asked by Stress 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I'm not sure. If you think about it, the answer could be yes, but you really have to go by what the definition of a satellite is. Personally, I think it isn't. A satellite would be more like a moon or something, not a planet. I think a satellite can only be a certain size to actually be a satellite.
2007-06-26 19:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by Another lazy kid 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By, definition, a satellite is an object that orbits a planet or an object larger than its self and is no man made. So the Earth is an object that orbits another larger object (the Sun). So the Earth is a satellite.
2007-06-26 22:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by Alin H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you're correct.
Something orbiting something else is called a satellite. Just as the Earth is a satellite of the Sun, the Moon is a satellite of the Earth.
However, one may distinguish between natural satellites (moons, planets, etc.), and artificial satellites (like weather satellites we put into orbit).
2007-06-26 19:07:10 · answer #3 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no..satellite is commonly coined to a natural (moon) or artificial (NASA space satellite) body which circumnavigate a planet. the body which circumnavigate a star or the sun in this case is called a planet..c",)
2007-06-26 19:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by dj dmaxxx 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Negative answer.
2007-06-26 23:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by feronat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. a planet
2007-06-26 19:25:41 · answer #6 · answered by spicy44 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋