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Under the Sun's gravity a planet follows an elliptical orbit that conforms to Kepler's laws of planetary motion. This was discovered at the end of the 1600s by Isaac newton.
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∙ 12y agoellipses, parabolas, or hyperbolas. :)
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What relatinionship are there between the distance of the planets to the sun and theirn orbit shape?
gravity
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
What effects does gravity have on planets orbit?
Gravity, together with the planet's total kinetic and potential energy, completely determines the size and shape of the orbit.
What determine the shape of rain drops?
Gravity
What orbit shape does earth move in from the effects of gravity and inertia?
An ellipse.
What force causes the shape of the earth's orbit?
gravity im pretty sure
What relatinionship are there between the distance of the planets to the sun and theirn orbit shape?
gravity
What is the shape of the orbit when the velocity of the satellite is everywhere perpendicular to the force of gravity?
If the velocity of the satellite is always perpendicular to the force of gravity, then the eccentricity of the orbit is zero, and it's perfectly circular.
Where is the gravity in space?
The sun controls gravity in our solar system keeping the planets in orbit just as the earth keeps the moon in orbit. Depending on how close you are to a planet will determine whether the suns or that planets gravity will act upon you. Gravity is everywhere in space.
How does gravity effect motion?
Gravity is completely responsible for planetary motion. The shape and size of each orbit, and the speed of the planet at every point in its orbit, taken along with the mass of the sun, are completely determined by the behavior of gravity.
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.
What controls a rocket ship in space?
Gravity is the biggest determining factor of the direction of motion of a vessel in orbit, and the rocket's engines are used to change the shape of that orbit.
What makes Saturn's shape?
The rings are particles of dust that are drawn in by the planet's gravity. They orbit Saturn in a spinning motion.
How does gravity maintain the shape of the solar system?
Gravity pulls in the sun and the planets to stay together in the orbit . The planets have gravitational force between them so they wont fall out.
