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Gravity, per say, doesn't. It's only a player in the game. With only gravity, things would slowly be sucked into the sun, like a black hole. So that's where the other team, inertia comes in. Inertia is Newton's first law of motion, stating that an object in motion will continue to stay in motion unless another outside force messes with it.
And so we have two major forces, gravity and inertia, pushing on one another. Neither win, and as gravity wants to pull into itself and inertia wants to fly away in a straight line, we get a circular path for the object that most call, an orbit.
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How does gravity keep objects in orbit around the sun?
The gravity pulls them together
What is the meaning in gravity?
so we/objects dont flot and keep us th the ground
The force of gravity between two objects will be greatest if their masses are?
At any given distance between two objects, the force of gravity increases as the product of their individual masses increases. In principle, there is no "greatest". As long as you can keep increasing the product of their masses, the gravitational force of attraction between them will keep increasing.
What two factors keep a planet in orbit around the sun?
Gravity and inertia
What two forces work together to keep the planets in orbit around the sun?
The two forces that work together to keep the planets in orbit around the sun are gravity and inertia.
How does gravity keep objects in motion?
It doesn't. It will change an objects direction and/or speed but its inertia that keeps it moving.
How does gravity keep objects in orbit around the sun?
The gravity pulls them together
Do planets revolve around the sun along a set track?
Planets revolve on their axis. Separate to this motion, they also orbit the Sun. The force of gravity and the momentum of the objects keep them going.
How does gravity affect object of different mass?
Depending on the greater or less the mass is gravity's affect on the object is not applicable as gravity is a never ending motion which does nothing but keep objects intact on planets.
How does gravity keep planets and other objects in the Solar System in orbits?
easy gravity :)
How do gravity and inertia keep the planet in orbit around the sun?
inertia keeps the planets moving and spinning , and gravity is a force that attracts all objects toward each other.
What is the role of gravity as it relates to celestial bodies?
The celestial bodies attract one another through gravity. Among other things, gravity will:* Keep objects, such as planets, in orbits around other objects, such as stars. * Change orbits - e.g., one planet may influence the orbit of another planet. * Make objects such as stars and planets form in the first place.
What two motions act upon a satellite to keep it in motion?
Gravity and inertia.
What is name force that keep earth certain distance from sun?
Gravity - combined with the Earth's inertia (its mass, and Newton's laws of motion).Gravity - combined with the Earth's inertia (its mass, and Newton's laws of motion).Gravity - combined with the Earth's inertia (its mass, and Newton's laws of motion).Gravity - combined with the Earth's inertia (its mass, and Newton's laws of motion).
What is the meaning in gravity?
so we/objects dont flot and keep us th the ground
Is force required to keep and object in motion?
Newton's 1st law says that an object in motion will stay in motion. So no external force is required. In most instances, there are already external forces, so in real world settings most objects in motion will require a force to stay in motion, because there are other external forces (like friction and gravity) that are already applied to that object.
What is meant by weigthlessness?
Many people presume weightlessness as a lack of gravity. However, it is NOT an absence of gravity, but a neutralizing of gravity's effects. As the shuttle or the ISS go around the Earth, they are actually free-falling. Because of their motion perpindicular to gravity's pull however, they do not fall out of the sky. They are kept in orbit. The motion keeps them up, the gravity acts as a leash to keep them near Earth. This weightlessness effect can be observed in planes on freefall.
