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What would happen to the planets in the solar system if the suns gravitational force were to suddenly disappear?
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∙ 8y ago
We, and everything living on earth, would die, and probably rather quickly. We would become free-floating in space, and even if we could anchor ourselves to bedrock, our atmosphere, water, sand/soil and every other unattached thing would float off into space.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 8y agoIf only that particular force disappeared all the planets would travel off in straight lines away from the Sun. If all gravity disappeared everywhere at the same time, we would no longer have any weight so we would all fly off the surface of the Earth in straight lines, along with the oceans and the atmosphere.
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∙ 14y agoWiki User
∙ 8y agoThey would move away in straight lines. Eventually they would come into the gravitational influence of another body and this would alter their trajectories.
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What would happen to the planets if the sun's gravity was suddenly switched off?
If sun's gravity suddenly disappears then the planets will stop to revolve around the sun after some time and this duration is equal to the time taken by the light to reach from sun to other planets. For e.g. Time taken by earth to stop revolving and flying off in any direction = Time taken by light to earth from sun = 8 min. 20 seconds Also, planets will start to fly in any direction and they may collapse and in simple words: Solar system will collapse and life will disappear on earth.
What would happen if the gravitational force was eliminated between the earth and sun?
The earth's constant orbit around the sun is caused by an equilibrium between two forces - the gravitational pull of the sun, and the earth's velocity acting at a right angle to it. If that gravitational pull was suddenly eliminated, the earth would continue onwards in a straight line.
When did VGA Planets happen?
VGA Planets happened in 1992.
What would happen to the planets if the sun suddenly wasn't there?
They would travel in a straight line in whatever direction they were moving, and possibly enter into orbit around the galactic center or eventually be captured into orbit around another star.
What would happen to your sense of gravity on earth if the sun were to suddenly disappear?
The same thing that happens every night when the sun disappears...nothing! Gravity on Earth is not dependent on the Sun. But life on Earth is, gravity would be the least of Earth's problems if the Sun dissapeared
What wouid happen to mass and weight of a body if the force of gravity disappear suddenly?
Thr body's mass would not change, but its weight would suddenly disappear.
If the electromagnetic field were to suddenly disappear what could potentially occur on the planet?
Nothing will happen that concerns you.
What will happen to the motion of the earth if suddenly the gravitational field of the sun collapses-?
If the gravitational field of the sun collapses, the earth is likely to come to an end.
What would happen if the sun loses its gravitational pull on the planets?
The planets would slowly start to randomly go in directions, eventually colliding into the sun, or other planets.
What would happen to the planets if the sun were to disappear from the center of your solar system?
If the sun would disappear from the centre of the solar system, there would be some reason for it to disappear or there is no other way that the sun can suddenly disappear from the centre. In other ways if there was no sun then there won't be any life on earth, nor there would be any source of light, there would be no heat in the solar system and the temperature of the planets would decrease innumerably, there would be no low tide on the earth or on any other planet, only high tide would be seen.
What will happen to the motion of the earth if suddenly the gravitational field of the sun collapses?
The motion of the sun will stop because the sun will crush on the earth if the gravitational field of the sun collapses.
What would happen to the planets if the sun's gravity was suddenly switched off?
If sun's gravity suddenly disappears then the planets will stop to revolve around the sun after some time and this duration is equal to the time taken by the light to reach from sun to other planets. For e.g. Time taken by earth to stop revolving and flying off in any direction = Time taken by light to earth from sun = 8 min. 20 seconds Also, planets will start to fly in any direction and they may collapse and in simple words: Solar system will collapse and life will disappear on earth.
What will happen if the gravitational force around the sun goes down?
Then the earth, with all of the other planets, will move further away from the sun.
What would happen if an enormous black hole appeared near earth?
Then earth would be attract and eventually it will disappear.Because if we see it in a logical manner,a BLACKHOLE attracts any other body because of its strong gravitational force.Therefore our earth including our solar system and the other planets around it will eventually disappear.!
What would happen if a planet of similar size to Earth collided with Earth?
Both planets would be destroyed, as the gravitational pull would rip off matter from both planets, and they would be ripped apart.
What would happen if outer space was no longer continuous and suddenly had a ground?
Then everything in space would fall for the ground due to the massive gravitational force that it is emitting.
What will happen to the different planets which are revolving around the sun if there is no gravity?
If there was suddenly no gravity, the planets would continue to move at the same speed in the current direction they are facing in a straight line until a collision occurs. By the way, if gravity suddenly stopped, the laws of physics would suddenly, drastically change, because gravity is one of the four fundamental interactions.
