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Planets and moons are kept in orbit by the force of?
Mass and gravity
Does space have an atmosphere or is it only planets that have them?
Space does not have an atmosphere. It is generally considered a vacuum. Planets and some moons have atmospheres.
Why do the moons stay in orbit around Jupiter?
Any moon is held in orbit by gravity, just as the planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity.
What was the name of the scientist who showed that gravity keeps planets and moons in orbit?
Isaac Newton
Why do the gas planets have many moons?
The gas planets are much more massive than the terrestrial planets and therefore have stronger gravity. It is believed that as they formed many of their moons formed around them much like the planets formed around the sun. Other moons are likely captured asteroids and comets.
How does the grivity effect the planets and moons?
Gravity helps to keep the planets in orbit. It also helps to keep the moon's close to the planets.
How do planets get there moons?
by gravity
Are the planets like moons to the sun?
The planets are satellites of the sun. The moons are satellites of the planets. The moons revolve around the planets captured by their gravity, while the planets revolve around the sun captured by its gravity and the sun.
In what ways are planets different?
They do not have the exact same color, mass, diameter, number of moons, atmosphere composition, name, or gravity.
What would happen to planets and their moons if there were no gravity?
If there was no gravity, the Sun and and the planets would never have formed.
What keeps the planets and moons in their orbit?
gravity
A meteor is an asteroid that has been captured by a planets or a moons gravity and had been pulled away from the suns gravity true or false?
false, meters are asteroids in the earth atmosphere
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
Is there grivity on Jupiter?
There is gravity. There is gravity on all planets, moons, and stars.
Planets and moons are kept in orbit by the force of?
Mass and gravity
What is the the earths moons atmosphere?
There is no atmosphere on the moon. There is insufficient gravity to keep an atmosphere there.
How do moons orbit the planets?
the planets do not orbit the moon but the moon orbits the planets because of gravity and inertia
