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What would happen to the orbits of the planets if the amount of gravity produced by the sun reduced to almost 0?
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The orbits of the planets would all be much larger if the sun had less gravity. They might even just fly off free.
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What causes planets to revolve around the sun?
The cause of all rotation in the solar system is the rotating gas and dust cloud that the sun and planets coalesced from almost 5 billion years ago. Angular momentum must be conserved and so we continue to rotate today.
What is generally true about the number of moons of owned by terrestrial planets vs gas planets?
The total number of moons owned by the terrestrial planets is three, and that's a stretch, as one of Mar's moons is almost certainly a captured asteroid. The gas planets have scores of moons among them, mostly because they are much larger, hence have much greater gravity, and attract more moons among them.
What planet and Uranus are almost identical planets?
Neptune and Uranus are identical planets
Which planets has more of a spherical shape?
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What effect does gravity have on Neptune?
The surface gravity of Neptune is 1.14 times the gravity on Earth. This means that the effect is almost the same as here on Earth.
What planets have a surface gravity almost the same as earth?
earth
Why is gravity vital?
It depends on what you think it is vital for. For life? Almost certainly! If only because gravity is required for the formation of stars and planets.
What is mercurys atmosphere'?
it is made of small amounts hydrogen helium and oxygen. it has almost no atmosphere because of the planets gravity.
Which planet gravitation pull equals that of the earth?
Of the eight planets in orbit about our sun, Venus has gravity almost as strong as ours.
Why are the planets in the solar system aligned almost completely parallel to each other in their orbits?
They get more or less pulled to where the sun's gravity is the strongest.
What prevent the planets from flying off into space?
The easy answer is gravity. The pull of a star's gravity keeps the planets in orbit in almost equal amounts of centripetal force pulls them away.============================================Another contributor clarified:The answer is 'gravity'. The more massive the body, the more gravity it has."Centripetal force" is any force that pulls awayof the path, such as swinging around a weight attached to a string. The faster you spin it, the heavier it seems to become.
Is there gravity in the exosphere how much?
Since that is very near to Earth - compared to Earth's radius - the gravity will be almost the same as on the surface. If you want to know exactly how much the gravity gets reduced, look up the distance, and use the formula for gravitation.
What effect does gravity have on the outer planets?
The effect of gravity does effect the planets. Gravity keeps the planets to the sun. Gravity works between any 2 objects. It's the attraction between planets and sun that keeps planets going around the sun otherwise they would keep going in a straight line.
What causes planets to revolve around the sun?
The cause of all rotation in the solar system is the rotating gas and dust cloud that the sun and planets coalesced from almost 5 billion years ago. Angular momentum must be conserved and so we continue to rotate today.
What other planets have aurora?
Almost all planets have auroras.
How large are stars compared with planets?
Almost all stars are significantly larger than almost all planets.
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