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If there were no force attracting the sun and a planet toward each other, then
the planet would move at a constant speed in a straight line, and would just sail
away from the sun, never to be seen again. But since there are forces of attraction
between them, they're constantly being pulled together, and they wind up both
revolving around their common center of mass.
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∙ 16y agoI do not know, I just got mixed up with my location and ended up HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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∙ 14y agoGravity is a force that pulls objects together. Two bodies in space (such as a planet and moon), under the influence of gravity, will move toward each other.
An orbit is a situation where a small object next to a larger object is moving at a velocity such that the gravity between them is balanced by the momentum. The moving object will naturally tend to go in a straight line past the large object, and the gravity will pull it straight towards the large object. When the forces are balanced, the small object will go in a circle around the large one. (There are other factors involved, and few truly circular orbits, but that's what makes an orbit work).
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∙ 13y agoit uses the planets magnetic field or core to push and pull it around the sun and since the sun's magnetic feild is so powerful it can cause planets that are far away from it to orbit
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∙ 12y agoiteria keepz the planets from falling gravity keeps ithem from going iinto the sun
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∙ 11y agoGravity pulls object in and inertia just goes straight and gravity just makes them go around
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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.
What were the two factors Isaac Newton concluded that combined to keep the planets in orbit?
1) The gravitational attraction between the planets and the Sun. 2) The "inertia" of the planets. That's their tendency to move in a straight line unless a force (gravity in this case) acts on them.
What 2 things keep your planets in an elliptical orbit?
Gravity and velocity (or inertia), and they aren't things. They're forces.
What two factors combine to keep the planets in their orbits?
None do. If the forces on a planet were balanced, then it would take off in a straight line at constant speed, not remain in orbit. The only force acting on a planet is the gravitational one, that attracts the planet toward the sun. Fortunately, that's the only force required to keep the planet in orbit.
What two factors keep a planet in orbit around the sun?
Gravity and inertia
What factors keep the planets in orbit?
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.
What two things keep the planets in their orbit?
gravity&inertia
What are the 2 factors that keep the planets in orbit?
Gravity and Inertia
What keep planets stay in orbit around the sun?
Inertia and gravity
What two factors act to keep the planets in orbit around the sun?
definetly Gravity and Inertia
What were the two factors Isaac Newton concluded that combined to keep the planets in orbit?
1) The gravitational attraction between the planets and the Sun. 2) The "inertia" of the planets. That's their tendency to move in a straight line unless a force (gravity in this case) acts on them.
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 2 things keep your planets in an elliptical orbit?
Gravity and velocity (or inertia), and they aren't things. They're forces.
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.
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
What helps keep the planets orbiting the sun?
Gravity and Inertia
