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The sun's gravitational pull keeps the earth in orbit around it.
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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 force keeps the earth in its orbit and stops it from flying off into space?
gravity pulls the earth into position so it doesn't move away and gravity is what holds us down onto the earth as well.
Explain what keeps the moon orbiting Earth?
Because the moon moves with a certain speed in its orbit, that orbital motion produces a centrifugal force which opposes the attraction of gravity. The balance between gravity and centrifugal force keeps the moon in orbit. The moon continues to orbit at the speed it does, because of its inertia. Moving in the vacuum of space, the moon does not encounter resistance to its motion. There is, however, some energy lost as a result of tidal forces, and that will, over a very long period of time, eventually alter the moon's orbit.
Which movement represents a day when the earth moves around the sun?
The Earth's spin, or rotation on its axis gives us a day.
How many rotations does the earth make once the moon makes one complete orbit around the earth?
it makes one orbit
What keeps the earth in orbit with the sun?
Gravity and Inertia keeps the earth in orbit
What is the role of gravity in earth?
Gravity keeps things together here on Earth. It keeps the Earth together in the first place, and it keeps us on Earth. It keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun, and it keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth.
What keeps the earth on its orbit?
gravity
What keeps earth in orbit?
the sun
What keeps it in orbit around earth?
earth's gravity
How inertia and gravity combine to keep earth in orbit?
gravity and inertia combine to keep earth in orbit because the suns gravity keeps the earth in orbit and the inertia keeps the earth from going in a straight line.
What star keeps earth in orbit?
The Sun
How is the moon affected by the earth?
The Earth's gravity keeps the moon in orbit.
Why can the moon not escape from the earth?
The earth is six times more massive than the moon. That keeps the moon in orbit around it, just as the mass of the sun keeps the earth in orbit around it.
What force keeps the earth in its orbit?
its called gravity
What force keeps earth in orbit?
The gravitational force.
What keeps the moon in its orbit around the moon?
The balance between the inertia of the Moon and the gravitational pull keeps the moon in orbit with Earth.
