UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
Question
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Asteroids, along with the planets, revolve around the Sun in which direction?
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Clockwise
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Counter-clockwise
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The planets of our solar system orbit the Sun in a counterclockwise direction (when viewed from above the Sun’s north pole) because of the way our solar system formed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Only two planets Venus and Uranus revolve around the Sun from east to west i.e. clockwise.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every planet in our solar system except for Venus and Uranus rotates counter-clockwise as seen from above the North Pole; that is to say, from west to east. This is the same direction in which all the planets orbit the sun.
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