Why does Neptune take 165 earth years to revolve around the sun, while Jupiter only needs 11.9 earth years to do so.

A) Neptune is lighter than Jupiter

B) Neptune spins slower than Jupiter

C) The sun is closer to Jupiter than Neptune

D) The density is higher than that of Jupiter

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Nikolas Clarke

2 February, 00:32

Why does Neptune take 165 earth years to revolve around the sun, while Jupiter only needs 11.9 earth years to do so.

A) Neptune is lighter than Jupiter

B) Neptune spins slower than Jupiter

C) The sun is closer to Jupiter than Neptune

D) The density is higher than that of Jupiter

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Nathen Huffman · Answer 1

Answer:The sun is closer to Jupiter than Neptune.

Explanation: The actual definition of a year is the time it takes a planet to complete a single orbit around the Sun.

Neptune has an extremely wide orbit and a comparatively slow orbital velocity. As a result, a year on Neptune is very long.

Why does Neptune take 165 earth years to revolve around the sun, while Jupiter only needs 11.9 earth years to do so.A) Neptune is lighter than JupiterB) Neptune spins slower than JupiterC) The sun is closer to Jupiter than NeptuneD) The density is higher than that of Jupiter

Why does Neptune take 165 earth years to revolve around the sun, while Jupiter only needs 11.9 earth years to do so.

A) Neptune is lighter than Jupiter

B) Neptune spins slower than Jupiter

C) The sun is closer to Jupiter than Neptune

D) The density is higher than that of Jupiter