Suppose you view the solar system from high above Earth's North Pole. Which of the following statements about planetary orbits will be true? Suppose you view the solar system from high above Earth's North Pole. Which of the following statements about planetary orbits will be true? The inner planets orbit the Sun clockwise, whereas the outer planets orbit the Sun counterclockwise. All the planets except Uranus orbit the Sun counterclockwise; Uranus orbits in the opposite direction. All the planets orbit counterclockwise around the Sun. The inner planets orbit the Sun counterclockwise, whereas the outer planets orbit the Sun clockwise.

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Preston Osborne

Geography

29 April, 11:54

Suppose you view the solar system from high above Earth's North Pole. Which of the following statements about planetary orbits will be true? Suppose you view the solar system from high above Earth's North Pole. Which of the following statements about planetary orbits will be true? The inner planets orbit the Sun clockwise, whereas the outer planets orbit the Sun counterclockwise. All the planets except Uranus orbit the Sun counterclockwise; Uranus orbits in the opposite direction. All the planets orbit counterclockwise around the Sun. The inner planets orbit the Sun counterclockwise, whereas the outer planets orbit the Sun clockwise.

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Roy Henson · Answer 1

All the planets orbit counterclockwise around the Sun.

Explanation:

All planets of the solar system orbit the sun in the same direction: counterclockwise if looking from above the north pole.

The sun rotates about it's own axis in the same direction. The only difference that may give cause to confusion is that venus and uranus rotate about their own axis in a different way (their axis are tilted) but they still orbit around the sun in the same direction as the rest.