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the rule of gravity is the greater mass a planet is the stronger its gravitational pull is so the suns mass is so heavy that its gravitational pull is so strong it keeps all the planets in line
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause a planet has mass, it has a gravitational pull. Every object with mass has gravity, but the amount of mass it has determines its gravitational pull. The earth has a very large amount of mass, so it has a large gravitational pull.
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∙ 13y agoGravity is everywhere. If two objects have masses, each object exerts a gravitational force on the other. The idea is very similar and relevant to our solar system. Gravitational force is exerted onto each planets by every single mass that exists in the universe. Gravity, therefore, does 'pull' on planets.
Yet the magnitude of such gravitational forces depend on the distance of separation between objects and the objects' respective masses. In short, gravity indeed is everywhere and acts even on planets. Newton was curious about this very question and in the end figured out that it was the gravity pulling on the planets that made planets orbit.
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∙ 14y agoIt's called inerta and gravity that pulls the planet in orbit.
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∙ 14y agoAll the planets are attracted to each other, and the sun, by gravity. The sun has over 99% of the mass of the solar system, so it has the greatest gravitational pull.
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∙ 6y agoThey were all formed form the same Solar nebula and, due to the way in which such nebulae collapse into stellar systems, they all orbit the sun.
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Why are the planets considered satellites to the sun?
Because of gravity and all the pull (gravitational pull).
How does a planet moves?
The gravitational pull from the sun plus its own pull away from the sun
What keeps planets from crashing into the sun?
Gravity draws the planets toward the sun so that they are essentially in freefall, but their sideways motion relative to the pull of gravity causes them to miss the sun by the time they would have fallen into it.
What controls the motions of the planets?
Gravity is what sets the planets in motion. The force that keeps them in motion is known as inertia in the law of physics.
What holds the planets in their orbits?
Gravity holds the planets in their orbit
What is the pull of gravity?
The pull of gravity is what pulls things down. This is on lots of planets.
Which force present in planets?
The pull of gravity.
How do the planets stay in the sky?
planets stay in the sky due to the pull of gravity
Why are the planets considered satellites to the sun?
Because of gravity and all the pull (gravitational pull).
What kind of planets have a gravitational pull?
gravity depends on mass (matter) and distance from the sun because every planets gravity is how big it is and how far it is
How is the planets size related to the pull of its gravity?
The larger the mass of the planet, the greater the force of its gravity.
What captures most of the planets moons?
the gravitational pull of the gravity of the planet so in other words bigger planets more gravity, smaller planet less gravity. usually bigger planets have more moons
What planet has the force of gravity that has half of the pull exerted by gravity on earth?
answer is mars but all planets have a gravitation effect on the earth even gas planets
What is the difference between a planet's orbit and gravitational pull?
A planets gravitational pull is the force it exerts on other objects. The planets orbit is the path it takes due to gravity. Basically gravity causes the orbit.
Why do the planets stay in the same orbit the whole time?
Because the gravitational pull of the Sun - keeps them there ! The planets are always trying to fly out into space, but the outward pull of the planets is counteracted by the gravity the sun exerts on them. If the sun's gravity stopped - all the planets would zoom off into space !
What keeps the planets moving their orbit around the sun?
The pull of the Sun's gravity.
How does gravity develop around a planet?
As planets get bigger, the gravitational pull gets bigger. Mass entails gravity.
