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Does gravity keep planets move in angular paths instead of circular paths?
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∙ 12y ago
maybe because hey have an axis.
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What makes the planets to move around the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun because of gravity and their angular momentum, which ultimately derives from the energy of the Big Bang.
Which force is responsible for making planets and satellites travel in near circular orbits?
Gravity and inertia. Inertia keeps the planets moving while the gravity of the sun keeps the planets drawn to orbit in ellipses.
What two things cause planets to orbit the sun?
i know only one and it's a good one, the sun's gravity pulls the planets from flying some where else EDIT: Gravity pulls objects together and angular momentum makes sure planets orbit
What keeps the planets and other solar system objects in orbit around the sun?
The force of gravity is what keeps planets and other objects in orbit around the sun, along with the angular momentum of the planets and objects. Without gravity, they would just fly away into space, and without angular momentum, they would just fall into the sun. But both of those together produce orbital motion.
What causes planets to revolve around the sun?
The cause of all rotation in the solar system is the rotating gas and dust cloud that the sun and planets coalesced from almost 5 billion years ago. Angular momentum must be conserved and so we continue to rotate today.
Does planets move in circular path instead of straight lines?
Planets rotate around the sun. The path is not really circular for planets, it is actually ellipsoidal.
What keeps all the planets in their place?
the gravity of the sun pulls them in a circular motion.
What cause planets to orbit the sun?
i know only one and it's a good one, the sun's gravity pulls the planets from flying some where else EDIT: Gravity pulls objects together and angular momentum makes sure planets orbit
What makes the planets to move around the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun because of gravity and their angular momentum, which ultimately derives from the energy of the Big Bang.
Which force is responsible for making planets and satellites travel in near circular orbits?
Gravity and inertia. Inertia keeps the planets moving while the gravity of the sun keeps the planets drawn to orbit in ellipses.
What two things cause planets to orbit the sun?
i know only one and it's a good one, the sun's gravity pulls the planets from flying some where else EDIT: Gravity pulls objects together and angular momentum makes sure planets orbit
What keeps the planets and other solar system objects in orbit around the sun?
The force of gravity is what keeps planets and other objects in orbit around the sun, along with the angular momentum of the planets and objects. Without gravity, they would just fly away into space, and without angular momentum, they would just fall into the sun. But both of those together produce orbital motion.
What impact does gravity have on the planets and their orbit?
Without gravity, each of the planets would continue straight ahead into space, and become dispersed. Gravity holds them in their orbital paths around the Sun. Of course, without gravity, the Sun would explode, and the planets would also disintegrate and their mass would scatter because of the centrifugal force of their spin and angular momentum.
How does the planets orbit?
The planets orbit because of gravity and their momentum. They are constantly flying away from the sun, but at the same time are being pulled toward it by gravity. The end result is that they stay moving in a circular motion around the sun.
What is the purpose of the planets rotation?
Your thinking is wrong. The rotation of a planet has not "been made" for a purpose. Planets rotate because of a law of nature called "the conservation of angular momentum". The dust cloud from which the a star and its planetary system forms had angular momentum (internal movements) and as gravity drew this matter together this momentum ends up as the spin of the star, its planets and the orbit of the planets round the star.
Why do planets have circular and elliptical motions in the solar system?
The scientific explanation lies in Kepler's laws of planetary motions, which were discovered by Newton to be linked with the law of gravity. All the planets have elliptical orbits, and many of those are close being circular.
How does Jupiter protect the inner planets?
the gravity from Jupiter is so strong that it pulls most of the comets and asteroids to it instead of the inner planets
