Yes - the same gravity that makes the apple fall from the tree - keeps the earth in orbit around the sun.
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
The force of gravity.
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Gravity
Yes, the Earth and Moon both exert a gravitational force on each other. This force is responsible for the Moon orbiting around the Earth.
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The force of gravity.
The force that keeps the moon in orbit around the sun is the gravitational force between the sun and the moon. This force causes the moon to continuously fall towards the sun but its orbital motion prevents it from colliding with the sun.
Force? As in The Force from Star Wars? Or a gravitation force? Care to explain?
The Moon is orbiting a planet; It is orbiting the Earth. The velocity /acceleration of the Moon and the gravitational pull between Earth and Moon are in balance, so the Moon remains orbiting the Earth. Similarly the Earth and Moon , as a binary system, orbit the Sun , and the acceleration and gravitational forces are in balance. So none of us collide.
The force of gravity is the only force acting to keep bodies in orbit. It is the inertia (which is not a force) of these orbiting bodies that keeps them from actually being pulled together completely. Gravity and inerta act in "balance" to allow orbiting bodies to continue to move the way they do.
According to Newton's third law, the apple exerts an equal and opposite force on the Earth when it is dropped. This force is equal in magnitude to the force exerted on the apple and causes the Earth to accelerate towards the apple, although this acceleration is extremely small due to the Earth's large mass compared to the apple.