UNIVERSE
SURVEY OF THE PLANETS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The planets orbit the Sun in a counterclockwise direction as viewed from above the Sun’s north pole, and the planets’ orbits all are aligned to what astronomers call the ecliptic plane.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The correct option is B True Earth rotates in clockwise direction with respect to the North pole.
Detailed explanation-4: -If you are looking down on our solar system from the north pole’s side, the planet spins on its axis in a couter-clockwise direction. If you’re looking at our solar system from the other side, it rotates in a clockwise direction.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Sun’s rotation is counterclockwise as viewed looking down from an imaginary point above the Sun’s North Pole. When viewed from an imaginary point above the Earth’s North Pole, sunspots are seen to move from left to right across the Sun’s face.