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If there is no Gravity in space what holds up the Planets?
There is gravity in space. Gravity is what makes orbits possible.
Do planets have inertia?
YES PALNETS DO HAVE INERTIA ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS OR TAKES UP SPACE HAS INERTIA.OBJECTS WITH GREATER MASS HAVE GREATER INERTIA.
Where is the gravity in space?
The sun controls gravity in our solar system keeping the planets in orbit just as the earth keeps the moon in orbit. Depending on how close you are to a planet will determine whether the suns or that planets gravity will act upon you. Gravity is everywhere in space.
How do planets only orbit around the sun and not go everywhere in space?
The Sun's gravity pulls on the planets.
How do planets move?
Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus. Newtonian physics explains that gravity pulls the planets in toward the Sun but inertia provides the centripetal force to keep them in their elliptical orbit. Einsteinian physics explains that space itself is warped by the mass of the Sun (and slightly by the lesser mass of the planets) each planet travels in a straight line in this warped spacetime.
How do earth and other objects move in space?
The movement of the planets (inertia) moves them perpendicular to the sun at about the same rate that the gravity from the sun pulls the planets in. The gravity of the sun is a little stronger as the earth is slowly, but continuously getting closer to the sun.
Why do the planets stay in orbit rather then drift into space?
Planetary orbits are a balance between gravity, which pulls them toward the Sun, and inertia that keeps them moving forward in the same direction as they are going now. Inertia causes the planets to keep moving just as before, but gravity pulls them toward the Sun. As the planets fall toward the Sun, the inertia (more properly called "momentum") keeps making the planet miss the Sun as it is falling.
If there is no Gravity in space what holds up the Planets?
There is gravity in space. Gravity is what makes orbits possible.
Inertia is the reluctance of a body to exchange its situation of stillness or motion. How could inertia send the planets sailing through the galaxy against the gravity of the sun?
Inertia cannot send the planets sailing off through the galaxy as long is the sun's gravity is acting on them. Only if the sun's gravity suddenly disappeared would this happen. The pull of the Sun's gravity is the only force keeping the planets from heading off alone through the galaxy. The planets' inertia keeps the Sun's gravity from pulling them into the Sun at the center of the solar system.It's a nice balance, and it has been going on for about 4 billion years since the solar system formed from the dust and gas scattered through this region of interstellar space.
Why do planets have to be in space?
If they aren't in space, then where else can they be?
How is orbit and gravity related?
When it an object in space in moving it will keep moving at the same speed with the property of inertia. Then moon is an object that has inertia. Gravity keeps the moon from going off into outer space but inertia keeps the moon from crashing into the moon. Gravity and inertia have to be balanced in order for an object to remain in orbit.
Do planets have inertia?
YES PALNETS DO HAVE INERTIA ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS OR TAKES UP SPACE HAS INERTIA.OBJECTS WITH GREATER MASS HAVE GREATER INERTIA.
How do planets not fall?
In space there is no gravity, so the planets can't fall down! The also stay on the same plane because they are attracted to the sun. They don't fall into the Sun because their speed is too great to let them fall straight in. The Sun's gravitational attraction only makes them curve towards the Sun as they move in their orbit. The force makes them take up elliptical orbits instead of just shooting away in a straight line.
How does the sun's gravity affect the planets?
Yes. The sun is attracted by the gravity of the planets just as the planets are attracted by the sun. Since the sun is more massive it does not move as much, bu the gravity of the orbiting planets does cause it to "wobble."
After a shuttle is launched into orbit what happens to gravity?
There is no gravity in space but the shuttle stays in orbit because of the Earths gravity and inertia. The inertia keeps it going in a circular motion. In space the Earth's gravity is strong enough to hold something in orbit but not strong enough to pull it to Earth's surface.
What does gravity give a planet?
With out gravity planets would go flying off into space
What prevent's a planets moon from flying off into space?
Gravity.
