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The planets are in stable orbits in which the force of gravity between the Sun and the planet causes it to accelerate towards the Sun at a rate that is counteracted by the planet's forward movement in its orbit. Newton showed that this is a stable condition that isn't expected to change unless there are impacts from massive external objects.
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What force keeps the moons from floating away from the planets?
what keeps the moon from flying off into outer space
What keeps the planets the same distance from each other?
Actually, the planets aren't all the same distance away.
What keeps the planets and other solar system objects in orbit around the sun?
The force of gravity is what keeps planets and other objects in orbit around the sun, along with the angular momentum of the planets and objects. Without gravity, they would just fly away into space, and without angular momentum, they would just fall into the sun. But both of those together produce orbital motion.
Do planets get colder when there away from the sun?
Yes planets get colder when further away from the Sun.
What causes the planets to orbit the sun why don't they just flow away?
They are held in place by the gravitational force of the sun.
How do planets move and what keeps them in place?
Planets move away by gravity not holding it together and also gravity holds planets together
Why do the planets don't fly away?
Because of Gravity or Because their gravitational pull towards the other planets or sun keeps it in one place.
What keeps the solar system in balance?
Gravity and motion. Gravity pulls the planets in and keeps them from flying away, while the velocity of the planets keeps them from being sucked in completely.
What keeps the planets in your solar system from floating away?
The force of the Sun's gravity keeps them in their orbits.
What force keeps the moons from floating away from the planets?
what keeps the moon from flying off into outer space
What keeps the planets the same distance from each other?
Actually, the planets aren't all the same distance away.
Why you not floating in earth?
The reason we don't float is gravity. The force of Gravity keeps us to surface, and the surface is also forced by gravity. You don't float away from the Earth because of gravity. The strength of gravity on each planet differs depending on its distance from the sun, whos gravitational pull keeps us and the other planets going around and around.-CalicoPonies
Is a gravitational field?
== == This is what keeps Earth in place. If there was no gravitational feilds, the Earth would crash into other planets, and space objects. It pushes the moon away from the Earth and the sun pushes the Earth away. Like repelling magnets. == == == == == == == ==
What is gravitational fields?
== == This is what keeps Earth in place. If there was no gravitational feilds, the Earth would crash into other planets, and space objects. It pushes the moon away from the Earth and the sun pushes the Earth away. Like repelling magnets. == == == == == == == ==
Why do the planets spin in a circle and not float away from each other?
because of the gravitational pull each induvidual planet has.
What keeps the planets and sun in orbit?
The question probably means "What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?" The answer to that is : The Sun's gravitational attraction provides the force needed to keep the planets in orbit. This force doesn't pull the planets any closer to the Sun, but it stops the planets moving away (at a tangent to their orbits) due to their own velocities.
What are the pronouns in an apple a day keeps the doctor away?
There is no pronoun in the saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence, for example:"It keeps the doctor away." (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun phrase 'an apple a day', which is the subject of the sentence)"An apple a day keeps him away." (the pronoun 'him' takes the place of the noun 'doctor')
