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What do you call the force of gravity that causes things to orbit?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
-- Without gravity, there would be no orbits.
-- Gravity bends the motion of a planet into a curve. Without gravity, the planet
would continue in a straight line, and there would be no orbits.
-- Once you completely understand gravity, you can figure out everything there is
to know about orbits, because it all comes from the behavior of gravity.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe force of gravity is still there - and far out into space, but in the case of an orbiting body, it is exactly balanced out by the centrifugal force - or is it the centripetal. You research that last bit.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoIt's called gravity. Things in orbit are freely falling - but they have exactly enough horizontal velocity that they miss the body they're falling towards.
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What is the force witch causes the earth to orbit the sun?
The gravitational force of the Sun pulls objects, such as comets, towards itself and traps the object into an orbit if its velocity is not sufficient enough to escape the Suns pull.
What causes Saturn's rings orbit Saturn?
Orbits are caused by the force of gravity combined with the speed of the object in the orbit. Saturn's rings consist of millions of small rocks in orbit round Saturn.
What force keeps an objcet in orbit?
Gravity
Which is a force that keeps planents in orbit?
Gravity
How do moons orbit around?
Force of Gravity, i think.
How much gravity is in water?
There is not a lot of gravity in space, but there is enought to keep the planets in orbit around the Sun.
What causes objects in the solar system to stay in orbit?
it is a force called gravity.
What force causes the shape of the earth's orbit?
gravity im pretty sure
What force causes planets to orbit the sun in your solar system?
Gravity is the force that connects the solar system to the sun.
What does gravity have to do with the motion of the planets?
The gravitational force between planets supplies the centripetal force that causes them to orbit each other.
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.
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting around the earth and earth orbiting around the sun?
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
What is the force witch causes the earth to orbit the sun?
The gravitational force of the Sun pulls objects, such as comets, towards itself and traps the object into an orbit if its velocity is not sufficient enough to escape the Suns pull.
What is the force that keeps planet in orbit?
the suns gravity keeps the planets in orbit
What is the force that causes the earth to orbit the sun?
GRAVITY!A2. Centripetal force. The velocity of the satellite around the earth causes centripetal, force which balances with the gravity, holding it in a circular orbit around the earth.
What causes causes objects to move in a curved line around the Earth?
Gravity. Things naturally travel in a straight line unless another force acts on them. The moon would travel in a straight line but is dragged down by the gravity of the earth. This constant acceleration towards the earth causes it to orbit the earth in a curve.
What causes Saturn's rings orbit Saturn?
Orbits are caused by the force of gravity combined with the speed of the object in the orbit. Saturn's rings consist of millions of small rocks in orbit round Saturn.
