What do we call the path that planets take as they revolve around the Sun?
Category: Science · Difficulty: easy
Hint: It’s like a racetrack for planets.
Answer
Orbit
Explanation
An orbit is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object around a point in space.
This is an easy science riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is Orbit.
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