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The mutual force of gravitational attraction between the Earth and Sun.

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The Earth orbits around the sun because the gravitational force that the sun exerts on the Earth?

Causes Earth's centripetal Acceleration........ WHS AOEC


Is Gravity is example of a centripetal force?

It can be. A centripetal force is not fundamental (such as gravity), it is the generic name given to a force that keeps objects moving in orbits (or circles). In the case of the Sun and the Earth, gravity is the centripetal force that keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun.


How does gravity make satellites orbit the earth?

Gravity provides the centripetal force to sustain orbits, F= mGM/r2


What is the result of the earth in th earth -sun relationship?

The Earth orbits the Sun.


The centripetal force that makes the Moon travel in a circle around the Earth instead of continuing in a straight line is?

As the moon orbits the Earth, the force of gravity acting upon the moon provides the centripetal force required for circular motion.


What fundamental force is responsible solar eclipse?

The occurence of a Solar Elcipse is caused by the relative orbits of the Earth and the Moon around Sun and the Earth respectively. Those orbits are caused by the Gravitational Forces of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. So I would have to say that Gravity is the Fundamental Force responsible for a solar eclipse.


How are seasons caused by earth?

It is a result of the way the earth is tilted on its axis


How is the earth and moon orbit different?

The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.


What Causes Uranus and Neptune's orbits to wobble?

The wobble in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune is caused because the magnetic axis does not go through the center of the planet, like it does on Earth.


Does the earth orbit the planet?

No. Earth is a planet. It orbits the sun, which is a star.


What are tides patterns on earth?

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, rising and falling as the moon orbits the earth AND the earth turns.


Which planet rotates 1.5 times as it orbits the sun?

Mercury rotates once every 58.6 Earth days, and orbits the Sun in about 88 Earth days.The result is that Mercury's "solar day" is about 176 Earth days, twice as long as its year.