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What would happen if the force of gravity stopped acting on the planets?
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∙ 13y ago
Don't be discouraged by that "intellectual" who said it couldn't happen. It's OK if it can't happen, you want to know what would happen if it were posible. I'm not a physicist, but as I understand it there are many effects that celestial bodies have in each other and on themselves as a result of their movement through space. Their magnetic fields, tide movement, and such, are tied to this and would be affected if they stopped moving. If, like you said, the planets stopped...I think you mean the sun too. If the Earth didn't rotate and didn't move around the sun, it would get super cold on the side that's not facing the sun, and some parts of it facing the sun would burn so hot no one could live there. Climate would get crazy, there'd be earthquakes and storms all over. Also, it would depend on if the planets stopped suddenly or gradually. It'd be pretty much fatal for us if they stopped suddenly. Your question is an awesome one to contemplate, I hope you don't stop being curious about it.
Javier Becerra Plaza
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∙ 12y agoim not sure about the other planets but if earth stops half the world would never see the sun again and the other half would never see the moon again simple!
The Earth's magnetic field is a result of its iron core spinning slightly faster than the rest of the planet. The magnetic field acts as a force field for the planet that deflects the harmful solar radiation from the sun. Additionally, the earth's magnetic field ensures that our atmosphere stays intact by deflecting the majority of these devastating rays around the planet. If the core, or the earth, were to stop spinning there would be a catastrophic effect on our planet's magnetic field. Having the magnetic field compromised would allow the deadly solar radiation to burn up our atmosphere as well as allow the planet's water to evaporate into space, eventually leaving our planet as a dry, desolate wasteland like Mars.
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∙ 14y agoAssuming you refer to Earth: everything would be crushed by gravity; the magnetic poles would cease to exist; all life would be subsequently destroyed by the massive increase in radiation; much of the atmosphere would be stripped away by solar winds; the day would be exactly the same length as the year, resulting in parts of the planet undergoing severe winter (down to around -50oC) and others experiencing insane summers (possibly several hundreds of degrees).
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∙ 13y agothe planets would stop orbiting the sun and float in mid air which might cause trouble by bumping into another planet
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∙ 12y agoi do not this answer that's why i am asking you this answer.
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∙ 11y agoIt depends completely on what caused it it happen :)
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∙ 6y agoThat could not happen.
Temxor
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∙ 12y agothen the world would.....
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If gravity or inertia stop working what would happen to the earth?
If gravity and Inertia stopped working the planet would fly or float away from he sun and get EXTREMELY cold. And everything will die.
What would happen if the sun lost gravity?
because the planets use the sun's gravitaional pull if it lost it all the planets would spiral out wards and earth would freeze because of no heat.
What would happen to the moon if no gravity were acting upon it?
It would proceed in one direction along a straight line at a speed of about 1.022 km/s
What would happen to the planets if you took away the sun's gravity?
the planets would not receive heat from the sun and all life on earth would cease to exist. also the planets would not rotate or be held in place. the sun is what holds the planets together in orbit.
What would happen to the planets in the solar system if there was no gravity?
If there was no gravity between the Sun and the planets, the planets would each go their own ways; they would not stay by the Sun. If there was no gravitational force at all, the planets themselves would eventually disintegrate; it is the gravity that holds them together.
What will happen if planets got out of their orbits?
Planets can't really get out of their orbits because of gravity; if gravity somehow stopped having an effect, the planets would continue in a straight inertial line with inertia from the point at which gravity stopped.
What would happen to planets and their moons if there were no gravity?
If there was no gravity, the Sun and and the planets would never have formed.
What will happen to the planets if the sun did not have gravity?
The planets will get too hot than melt/explode.
What will happen to the different planets which are revolving around the sun if there is no gravity?
If there was suddenly no gravity, the planets would continue to move at the same speed in the current direction they are facing in a straight line until a collision occurs. By the way, if gravity suddenly stopped, the laws of physics would suddenly, drastically change, because gravity is one of the four fundamental interactions.
What will happen if there were no gravity in space?
If gravity didn't exist at all, planets, stars and solar systemswouldn't have formed as we currently know them.
Does gravity happen in other parts of space?
Yes; wherever in the universe there is mass like planets, stars of even meteors, there is gravity.
What would happen to an object in orbit around planets if the planets force of gravity were stronger than the objects inertia?
The object would crash into the planet.
Is there force in space?
No; gravity will continue acting on your body. If there was no force acting on your body while in space (let's say an orbiting satellite), the satellite would fly out of Earth's orbit and just wander off forever, but that doesn't happen - so gravity has to be acting on the satellite and your body as well!
What will happen to the moon and planets if gravity did not exist on the solar system?
They would fly randomly through space.
What would happen if there was not enough gravity to keep the planets in orbit round the sun?
Planets would most likely drift until they were attracted to the next largest center of gravity, say Jupiter. But without a centre of gravity, the planets would have nothing to hold themselves in a fixed point and would simply drift.
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.
What would happen to the planets if there was no gravity?
They would float and they would stop moving. If gravity were to cease, they would cease orbiting their sun. Their inertia would continue, sending them on a straight-line path in the direction they were traveling at the moment gravity stopped. If the planets themselves had no gravity, they would eventually start breaking apart, because gravity is probably the biggest single force holding large masses together. Magnetic forces would keep certain solid parts clumped together, but a planet with an atmosphere, for example, would lose the atmosphere completely.
