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How is gravity an unbalanced force that keeps planets in orbits?
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∙ 11y ago
The planets' orbits are caused by gravity acting between the Sun and each planet, but because the Sun is so much more massive it hardly moves at all. The planets would move in a straight line without gravity, but because there is a force attracting them to the Sun they all accelerate towards the Sun, but their sideways velocity prevents them falling inwards very much, they just keep curving inwards all the time.
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What force keeps planets and moons going in orbits?
The force of gravity causes orbits.
Which force is responsible for making planets and satellites travel in near circular orbits?
Gravity and inertia. Inertia keeps the planets moving while the gravity of the sun keeps the planets drawn to orbit in ellipses.
A specific answer on why planets and moons of planets stay in their orbits?
Planets and moons remain in their orbits because of the gravitational pull other bigger planets or stars have on them, for example the Earth stays in its orbit because of the gravitational force it is subjects to created by the Sun, and the moon stays in its orbit because of the gravitational force it is subject to created by the Earth. It's all about gravity and force.
Why did terrestrial planet move rapidly in there orbits?
Terrestrial planets move faster in their orbits because they are closer to the Sun. Isaac Newton, who discovered the effects of gravity, stated that gravity gets stronger the closer you get to a large, massive body (like the Sun) - and this makes the planets orbit faster than the outer planets, where the force of the Sun's gravity is less. Their orbits are also smaller, so it takes less time for them to go around the Sun.
Who explained that the force that keeps the planets and the moon in their orbits is gravity?
My balls. They lay a nuclear active radiated gas that explains the whole theory.
What force keeps planets and moons going in orbits?
The force of gravity causes orbits.
What force is responible for the orbits of the planets in the solar system?
Gravity from the Sun holds the planets in their orbits.
Why do planets have orbits?
i think its is by the force of gravity planets are kepet orbit
What is the force that along with inertia keeps the planets in their orbits?
gravity
What force keeps the planets moving forward in their orbits?
The force you seek is gravity.
How do planets stay on orbit?
The gravity of the Sun keeps the planets in their orbits. They stay in their orbits because there is no other force in the Solar System which can stop them.
What are the 2 forces not keeps the planets in their respective orbits?
Centripetal force and Gravity
If the force of gravity suddenly stopped acting on the planets they would do what?
Gravity is what keeps the planets going in their orbits. If gravity just stopped, then the planets would go flying in a straight line tangent to their orbit.
What keeps the planets in your solar system from floating away?
The force of the Sun's gravity keeps them in their orbits.
Which force is responsible for making planets and satellites travel in near circular orbits?
Gravity and inertia. Inertia keeps the planets moving while the gravity of the sun keeps the planets drawn to orbit in ellipses.
How does gravity affect the relationship between the sun and the planets?
Yes. It keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
Is gravity an unbalanced force?
yes it is
