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Sun's gravitational pull keeps the earth in an elliptical orbit around it.

If there would be no gravitational pull of sun on earth than the earth would start moving in a straight line at an angle of 90 degree like a tangent to a circle.

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Inertia is what keeps a moving object moving. That is, if an object is moving, it has the tendency to continue moving.

What keeps the planets in orbit, in a way, is gravity - with only inertia, the planet would move in a straight line, but gravity provides the force to make the planet change direction.

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inertia keeps the planets moving and spinning , and gravity is a force that attracts all objects toward each other.

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Interia and Gravity are the force that attracts all objects toward each other.

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Does gravity keep earth in its orbit?

Yes; the sun's gravity keeps the Earth orbiting around it.


Does gravity and inertia keep the earth orbit around the earth?

Yes. Clearly the Earth orbits around the Earth.


How inertia and gravity combine to keep earth in orbit?

gravity and inertia combine to keep earth in orbit because the suns gravity keeps the earth in orbit and the inertia keeps the earth from going in a straight line.


Does the sun's gravity keep the moon in orbit?

no the earth does


What two forces keep the moon and all other satellites in orbit around earth?

Gravity and Inertia


What 2 forces pull on planet earth creating an orbital path around the sun?

Gravity and Inertia keep Earth in orbit


How does inertia and gravity combine to keeps earth in orbit?

The inertia of earth combines with gravity to keep it from colliding with the sun


How does gravity keep objects in orbit around the sun?

The gravity pulls them together


What to featutres of motions keep the earth in orbit around the sun?

The mutual forces of gravity between the Earth and sun maintain the Earth's closed orbit. So that's "Gravity" for number-1, that's all there is, and that's all it takes. There is no number-2.


Does the force of earth's gravity keep earth in its orbit around the sun?

You're half-way there. The mutual, equal gravitational forces between the Earth and Sun maintain the Earth's stable, closed, elliptical orbit around the Earth/Sun common center of mass.


Does the force of gravity keep the earth in its orbit around the sun?

You're half-way there. The mutual, equal gravitational forces between the Earth and Sun maintain the Earth's stable, closed, elliptical orbit around the Earth/Sun common center of mass.


What force keeps the moon in orbit around the sun?

The force of gravity that they exert on each other, and the velocities of the Moon and Earth which is their "inertia".