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The simplest and best answer to that question is:
-- Without gravity, there would be no orbits.
-- Once you completely understand gravity, you can figure out everything there is
to know about orbits, because it all comes from the behavior of gravity.
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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.
What is an object kept in orbit by?
Gravity.
An object is kept in orbit by?
Gravity.
What keeps moons in their orbit?
gravity
How are the planets held in orbit?
Most people don't think this but planets are actually held in orbit by gravity. With out gravity the planets will fall down.
How does the force of gravity from the earth affect the moon?
Gravity makes the Moon remain in orbit around Earth.
What Two factors that affect the gravitational attraction between objects are?
gravity and its orbit
What are two factors that affect gravitational attraction between objects?
gravity and its orbit
What are the two factors affect the gravitational attraction between two object?
gravity and its orbit
Does the earth gravity affect the astronaut in space?
If he is aboard something that's in Earth-orbit, like the International Space Station or the Space Shuttle, then Earth's gravity is what's keeping him in orbit.
Does gravity have an effect on satellites in orbit?
Yes; gravity keeps them in orbit in the first place.Yes; gravity keeps them in orbit in the first place.Yes; gravity keeps them in orbit in the first place.Yes; gravity keeps them in orbit in the first place.
How does gravity affect the stars moon an planets?
Gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and the stars and the stars in orbit around the center of the galaxy. Gravity also holds the stars together against their own internal pressure.
How does the moons gravity affect your planet?
The gravity of any body affects all other bodies. In particular the gravity of the Moon creates the tides in bodies of water here on Earth. It also affects our planet's orbit and angle of tilt relative to the plane of its orbit.
How does gravity affects your solar system or universe?
Without gravity in our solar sytem and our universe everthing would float and it would affect our orbit in the solar system
How does gravity affect the movement of the moons?
Earths gravity keeps the moon from flying off in the same way the sun keeps earth in balance.
How does gravity affect the motion of objects on planets orbiting the earth?
You know that no planets actually orbit the earth right? ...?
How does gravity affect the launch and travel of a satellite?
It has to get up to 7km a second to get out of earth's orbit, then it orbits around earth.
