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The force that keeps asteroids moving through space is inertia. The law of inertia is that a body remains in its state of rest or uniformed motion unless acted upon by a force.
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∙ 12y agoinertia pulls the objects in a straight line on the other hand, gravity is pulling it down and these two forces are in balance. so the objects all go in a circle.
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∙ 10y agoThe force that keeps comets and asteroids in their orbits is gravity.
A meteor isn't in orbit. It's a "meteoroid" that's entered the Earth's atmosphere and is "burning up".
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What are rays on the moon?
Meteors, comets, and asteroids can hit the Moon with the force of many atomic bombs, causing debris to splash out of the craters and form gray streaks called rays.
Why is the gravitational force that the sun exerts on mercury not constant?
The orbit is not a perfect circle. Applies to all planets/asteroids/comets.
Which of the following forces causes comets to regularly return to the inner solar system after being gone for many years?
Unfortunately, you neglected to include the list of allowable choices that "follows" the question. Still, I know the answer. The force that keeps comets in closed orbits around the sun is the one that has the same effect on the planets; gravity. The only difference is that the orbits of the long-term comets are much more 'eccentric' (long and skinny) than those of the planets, so they have much shorter minimum distances from the sun, and much longer maximum distances, than planetary orbits have. So, the correct awnser is Gravity.
Do the planets revolve around the sun?
obviously all the nine planets of the solar systemrevolve around the sun! the sun like earth has gravitationalforce and the force is stronger this force hold all the nine planets to it
What caused the moon's craters?
They are caused by impacts by asteroids, meteors or other moving things in space. They may also be caused by volcanoes erupting from the center of the moon. Many hit the moon because it does not have an atmosphere to protect it like we do.
What are rays on the moon?
Meteors, comets, and asteroids can hit the Moon with the force of many atomic bombs, causing debris to splash out of the craters and form gray streaks called rays.
Which is determined by the force of gravity?
-- Your weight is, as long as you're standing on the Earth or some other planet, but it's different in different places. -- Also, the speed of the moons, comets, asteroids and planets in their orbits, and also the length of time it takes them to revolve in their orbits.
Why is the gravitational force that the sun exerts on mercury not constant?
The orbit is not a perfect circle. Applies to all planets/asteroids/comets.
What else moves like orbit?
Asteroids, comets and meteors move in orbits that obey Kepler's laws. A simple pendulum swings in an ellipse, in general (unless it has been started to swing in a plane). In this case the restoring force is proportional to distance from the centre for a small swing, and the pendulum orbits round the centre of the ellipse, unlike planets under the inverse-square law of gravity. Isaac Newton proved theoretically that the planets must move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse, and that's because of the laws of motion and the law of gravity.
How does the gravitational pull of the sun determine?
The Sun's gravitational force controls all the orbits of planets and other objects that orbit the Sun (dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, meteors). An object without a force acting on it travels in a straight line. The Sun's gravity causes each object to accelerate towards the Sun, as described by Newton's second law: force = mass x acceleration. The acceleration causes any fast-moving object to curve towards the Sun, as Newton discovered. This is a permanent process with the object in a stable orbit unless disturbed by a collision of some sort.
Why do our planets remain in orbit father of calculus?
The Sun's gravitational force controls all the orbits of planets and other objects that orbit the Sun (dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, meteors).An object without a force acting on it travels in a straight line, But the Sun's gravity causes each object to accelerate towards the Sun, as described by Newton's second law: force = mass x acceleration.The acceleration causes any fast-moving object to curve towards the Sun, as Newton discovered using calculus. This is a permanent process with the object in a stable orbit unless disturbed by a collision of some sort.
What does offgas mean?
Offgassing occurs when comets, meteors, meteorites etc. are heated by an outside force (such as the sun or the atmosphere of a planet.)This heating causes the frozen gasses and particles of the object to vaporize, creating the clouds of gas and particles that surround comets and make them visible.
Which of the following forces causes comets to regularly return to the inner solar system after being gone for many years?
Unfortunately, you neglected to include the list of allowable choices that "follows" the question. Still, I know the answer. The force that keeps comets in closed orbits around the sun is the one that has the same effect on the planets; gravity. The only difference is that the orbits of the long-term comets are much more 'eccentric' (long and skinny) than those of the planets, so they have much shorter minimum distances from the sun, and much longer maximum distances, than planetary orbits have. So, the correct awnser is Gravity.
Forces is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit around the Sun?
The solar system's planets, planetesimals, asteroids, and comets are held in orbit by the force of gravity, the mutual attraction between these objects and the Sun.
What keeps us from getting pelted by asteroids all of the time?
Most asteroids orbit the sun in the asteroid belt, which is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They are, therefore, far away from Earth, many millions of miles, and their orbits are not going to intersect the orbit of Earth. If a Asteroid Dose come to earth, Earth's Force Field will destory it before it hits land.
What force keeps planets and moons going in orbits?
The force of gravity causes orbits.
Is only earth only object that exerts force of gravity?
No, all objects in the Universe generate a pulling force on all other objects. The Moon, Sun, planets, asteroids, meteors and stars all have a gravitational field. All humans, animals, trees, planes and buildings possess a gravitaional force, relative in size to its mass.
