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The Sun attracts all the planets in the Solar System, keeping them in orbit around the Sun.
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The earths gravity keeps the planets circling the sun?
The Sun's gravity keeps the planets orbiting the Sun.
What is the force acting on the planets?
Gravity, mainly. The Sun attracts the planets, and - to a lesser degree - the planets attract one another.
What pulls the planets to the sun?
The sun's gravity pulls the planets.
Where does the gravity that holds the planets in their orbits come from?
The gravity that keeps the planets in orbit is the sun's gravity, which is a product of the sun's mass.
Are the planets like moons to the sun?
The planets are satellites of the sun. The moons are satellites of the planets. The moons revolve around the planets captured by their gravity, while the planets revolve around the sun captured by its gravity and the sun.
Does the sun give planets gravity?
No. Planets have gravity as a result of their own mass.
Why do the planets stay in there orbits as they revolve around the sun?
because of the gravity the sun has and also the planets have gravity turning around the sun
What forces holds the earth and other planets in the Sun's orbit?
Simple. Gravity! The planets are dragged in by the gravity of the sun.
How does the sun have gravity?
The sun has all the gravity to keep the planets a certain distance from the sun.
Does the Earth and other planets move around the Sun?
The existence of large objects like planets or stars curve space and time. As the Earth goes around the sun it is in fact falling into the sun. The problem is that the sun and other planets are also moving. Gravity from the sun's previous location takes time to reach the Earth and planets such that the gravity from another location reaches the targets first. As the Earth and other planets reach a location where it might be moving in; the sun moves again, and other planets impart their gravity as well. The gravity of the sun becomes diluted throughout the heliosheath because of this weakening the effect of gravity even further.
Why do the plantes orbit the sun?
why do the PLANETS orbit the sun? Because of gravity, the sun has loads of gravity so it holds all the planets in space.
How does inertia and gravity combine to make the planets orbit the sun?
The sun's gravity is pulling the planets toward it and the planets inertia keeps them moving forward
