Orbits of the Moon and Planets :
Misconceptions and Educational Research
Common misconceptions include:
- The Earth orbits the Sun in a day
- Planets orbit the Sun at evenly spaced intervals
- Planets' orbits are much closer together than they truly are
- Planets orbits are much more elliptical than they truly are
- Planet orbits cross each other
- Moons orbit the Sun, rather than their planets