STEVENS+QUESTION+4

= What is an orbit? How many times does each planet orbit the Sun in ONE Earth year? = =In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body, for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star. = =In our solar system, the Earth orbits the Sun, as do the other eight planets. They all travel on or near the orbital plane, an imaginary disk-shaped surface in space. All of the orbits are circular or elliptical in their shape. In addition to the planets' orbits, many planets have moons which are in orbit around them.=

How many times does each planet orbit the Sun in ONE Earth year? =**Venus: 224.68 EARTH DAYS**= =**MERCURY: 87.96 EARTH YEARS**= =**EARTH: 365.26 DAYS**= =**MARS: 686.98 EARTH DAYS**= =**JUPITER: 11.862 EARTH YEARS**= =**SATURN: 29.456 EARTH YEARS**= =**URANUS: 84.07 EARTH YEARS**= =NEPTUNE: 164.81 EARTH YEA****R****S=