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The sun's gravity exerts a constant force on each planet in the direction straight toward the sun, but the law of inertia tries to keep the planet moving in a straight line. The resultant force from the vector addition of those two forces keeps the planet in its orbit.
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What is the invisible force that holds the earth and all the planets in their orbit?
the answer is........ gravity
What do all the planets in our Solar system orbit?
Thay orbit jupiter because it has the most gravity and its the biggest
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
What do planets do when they orbit the earth?
There are no planets orbiting the Earth because all eight of them orbit the Sun. But the Moon orbits the Earth, and all it does is go round and round in a rather complicated orbit which is disturbed by the Sun's gravity.
Why don't planets have orbit?
All planets orbit around a sun.
What force keeps all the planets and all the other heavenly bodies in their place?
The force of attraction between heavenly bodies is called gravity. Usually, the solar system has the planets all kept in orbit by the gravity of the sun.
How does the sun stay in orbit?
The Sun stays in orbit because of gravity. This is also why all the planets stay in orbit too. Gravity pulls the planets towards the Sun. Without gravity, the planets would be wandering all over the universe.
Why do the plantes orbit the sun?
why do the PLANETS orbit the sun? Because of gravity, the sun has loads of gravity so it holds all the planets in space.
How are planets kept in their orbits as they revolve around the sun?
All the planets stay in orbit around the sun because of the sun's gravitational pull. Now you are probably wondering why the planets don't all get sucked into the sun,well it is the high orbital speed that keeps the planets from falling all the way into the Sun and since there is no friction in the vacuum of space, that speed doesn't slow down.
Why do all the planets orbit around the sun?
Gravity and inertia
What holds planets and moons in orbit?
The Sun`s gravity holds all the planets in orbit in space.The gravitational attraction from our Sun.
What keeps the planets in the solar system in orbit around the sun?
The Sun's strong gravity keeps all the planets in orbit around it.
How does the sun hold all the planets in its orbit?
the sun holds the planets to getter by gravity and rotation
What is the invisible force that holds the earth and all the planets in their orbit?
the answer is........ gravity
What do all the planets in our Solar system orbit?
Thay orbit jupiter because it has the most gravity and its the biggest
Are all planets affected by the sun?
All planets and other objects in the solar system orbit the Sun because of its gravity.
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
