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What is a small rocky object that orbits the sun called?
a planet
A spherical object made of rock or gas that orbits a star?
Such an object is called a planet. We live on the planet Earth.
What objects orbit a planet?
When an object, either man-made or natural, orbits a planet it is called a satellite.
What orbits a planet and its not a moon?
An object which orbits a planet is generically called a satellite. The moon is a satellite, but so are artificial satellites, and occasionally asteroids and space junk.
What an object that orbits a sun but does not make its own light?
A planet like Earth, which does not emit its own light but orbits a star like the Sun, mainly reflecting the star's light.
What is an object that orbits a larger object?
An astronomical object that moves (revolves) around a larger object is called a satellite. A natural satellite of a planet is called a moon.
What is a small object that orbits the sun?
a planet
A large object that orbits a star is a?
Planet.
A natural object that orbits a planet?
moon Actually, anything that orbits a planet is called a satellite. Natural examples are moons, but man-made ones are things like the telescopes sent up from earth.
A large object that's orbits a planet is call a?
Anything that orbits a planet is called a satellite. There are 2 types: artificial (the ones we make take the old Sputnik for example) and natural (the Moon)
What is a natural or artificial object that orbits another object called?
any object, natural or artificial, that orbits another object is called a "satellite"
Does the moon count as a planet?
No, the moon is not considered a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits a planet, in this case Earth. A planet is defined as a celestial body that orbits a star and is massive enough to have its own gravity shape it into a round or nearly round shape.
