Why do all the planets orbit the sun horizontally instead of vertically, or at random angles?

Question

Why do all the planets orbit the sun horizontally instead of vertically, or at random angles?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Well, they do orbit at random angles. The equator is determined by what angle the planet is orbiting at, so before the planet has any form of weather and is just a lava ball, the temperature is equal all over. After it begins to cool down and show weather patterns, the widest section parallel to the sun is hotter and the thinner sections farthest from the sun are colder, making distict arctic circles and equators.