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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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What does ‘orbit’ means?
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to fly into outer space
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the spinning of the planet
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the path a planet takes around the Sun
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Many planets have moons that orbit them.
Detailed explanation-2: -A heliocentric orbit (also called circumsolar orbit) is an orbit around the barycenter of the Solar System, which is usually located within or very near the surface of the Sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -/ˈɔːr.bɪt/ the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star: The satellite is now in a stable orbit.
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