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Gravity keeps the sun and the planets in their places!
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∙ 15y agogravity Planets are never in one place, but they do follow predictable paths in near-circular paths around their suns. Gravitational force due to the sun keeps, say, the Earth in it's "place" in orbit around the sun.
And even without the revolving orbit, planets are usually rotating on an axis - and everything in the universe is expanding outward from the center of the universe - so everything is moving, really.
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∙ 11y agoThe Sun's gravity keeps the planets in their orbits. Without gravity they would all move in their own straight lines, but the central force keeps them curving inwards towards the Sun continuously, while their sideways velocity stops them falling in completely.
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∙ 9y agoThe force that keeps the planets orbiting the Sun is called gravity. It is one of the four fundamental forces that govern the universe.
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∙ 14y agoGravity is the universal force that ensures planets stay in their respective orbits.
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∙ 9y agoThe Sun's gravitational force holds the planets in place. Any celestial body that comes inside the Solar System, will be sent into orbit around the Sun.
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∙ 11y agoThe gravity
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∙ 12y agoGravity
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What holds the moon in place?
the gravitational pull of the planet it orbits
What holds all moons to every planet in their orbits?
Gravity. As the planet rotates it's mass holds it's moons within it's orbit. The larger the planet the stronger is its gravitational pull.
This holds a planet's atmosphere close to its surface?
What is Gravity?
What are the characteristics that cause a planet to have less gravity?
The force due to gravity of a planet is dependent on the mass of that planet (and to a lesser extent the radius/diameter). If a planet is less massive then it will have a lower gravitational force.
What holds the moon in orbit?
the gravitational pull of the planet it orbits
What force holds a planet's atmosphere in place?
Gravity holds the atmosphere around the planet. Gravity is the force that attracts a body toward the center of the planet. For most purposes Newton's laws of gravity apply, with minor modifications to take the general theory of relativity into account.
What holds the moon in place?
the gravitational pull of the planet it orbits
How do the planet stay in place?
Centrifugal force
What force holds the objects in the solar system in place?
Gravity!
A force that holds a moving object in a circular path is called the?
A force that holds a moving object in a circular path is a "centripetal force". In the case of an orbiting planet, moon, artificial satellite etc., the mutual force of gravitation between the orbiting body and the central body is the centripetal force.
What forces act to hold a planet in orbit around the sun?
Gravity is the force that holds a planet in orbit around the sun. Inertia keeps the planets spinning.
Why don't people fall out of rollercoasters?
Because centerfusal force holds them in place.
What is the centripetal force holding the moon into Earth?
The force that holds the moon in place is gravity. Without gravity, there wouldn't be a moon.
What force prevents an object's potential energy from converting into kenetic energy?
Any force that holds the object in place. What force that is can depend on the specific circumstances.
What is a force that holds a moving object in a circular path is called the?
centripetal- Dashun Walden
Is there a net force acting on the planet earth?
There is a net force acting on the planet. It is centrifugal force directed toward the planet that comes from the moon.
What holds moon and planets in place?
The force of mutual gravitational attraction. We know THAT it works, but we don't know how. Yet.
