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It was Isaac newton who figured out that the force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
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Do moons and asteroids orbit the sun?
Asteroids orbit the sun. Moons orbit planets and planets orbit the sun. So you could say the moons orbit the sun. However, moons are kept in their orbits by the gravity of their planet and planets are kept in orbit by the gravity of the sun. So in that sense, moons do not orbit the sun.
What force kept the planets moving in their orbits about the sun?
inertia
How are all the planets kept in orbit by gravity?
The sun's gravity exerts a constant force on each planet in the direction straight toward the sun, but the law of inertia tries to keep the planet moving in a straight line. The resultant force from the vector addition of those two forces keeps the planet in its orbit.
Are the planets held in their orbits by unbalanced forces?
No. The planets are held in orbit by forces balanced against each other: The force of gravity from the sun would pull the planet into the sun destroying it. The momentum of the planet making it travel in straight line would result in the planet travelling away from the solar system. There are also other forces involved such as the pull from other planets on each other. Combined, they balance each other resulting in a planets circular/elliptical path orbiting the sun. Otherwise, the planet would have fallen into the sun, collided with other planets or other objects, or just flown away from the solar system long ago and we would never have known about it.The force that holds objects in orbit is gravity. In the case of our solar system, the planets are held in orbit by the gravity generated by Sol, our sun (a sun is a star with a satellite system).The inertia of the planets combined with the Sun's gravity keeps the planets in orbit. So, there's only really one force, gravity. However, the effect of inertia is sometimes referred to as "centrifugal force", although its not a real force.Objects in our solar system are kept from falling into Sol, the sun, by their centripetal motion (inertia). They are kept from flying off into empty space by Sol's gravity, generated by spacial displacement.They are held in orbit by the gravity of a celestial body of a greater mass. For example, the planets in our solar system are held in orbit by the gravity of the sun.
What three things keep the planets in their orbit?
A planet is kept in its orbit because the Sun's gravitational attraction on it produces acceleration towards the Sun, which exactly balances the force, by Newton's laws of motion. An object that is travelling along in a curved path is accelerating to the side, according to Newton's theory, and in a stable orbit this can go on for ever without the energy ever diminishing.
Did Kepler say that it was the pull of the suns gravity that kept the planets in orbit?
No. Kepler proposed that some force kept the planets in orbit, but did not know or say what that force was. It was Isaac Newton who figured out that this force is gravity.
What force did Newton say kept the moon and planets in orbit?
That force is gravity.
Planets and moons are kept in orbit by the force of?
Mass and gravity
The plants are kept in orbit by the sun's blank?
The planets are kept in orbit by the Suns gravity.
How are planets kept in their orbits as they revolve around the sun?
All the planets stay in orbit around the sun because of the sun's gravitational pull. Now you are probably wondering why the planets don't all get sucked into the sun,well it is the high orbital speed that keeps the planets from falling all the way into the Sun and since there is no friction in the vacuum of space, that speed doesn't slow down.
How are planet's kept in orbit?
planets are in orbit because of the suns gravitational field chupa naman diyan Planets are kept in their orbits by gravitational forces.
Do moons and asteroids orbit the sun?
Asteroids orbit the sun. Moons orbit planets and planets orbit the sun. So you could say the moons orbit the sun. However, moons are kept in their orbits by the gravity of their planet and planets are kept in orbit by the gravity of the sun. So in that sense, moons do not orbit the sun.
Are planets and moons kept in orbit by the force of matter?
the gravitational pull of a star, which is made up of matter, which makes up everything...
What force keeps all the planets and all the other heavenly bodies in their place?
The force of attraction between heavenly bodies is called gravity. Usually, the solar system has the planets all kept in orbit by the gravity of the sun.
What causes planets to orbit?
Planets are kept in their orbit by the suns gravity, yet their momentum keeps them from falling into the sun. (Thank goodness!) Planets orbit in the direction their star rotates, so in our solar system, all planets orbit in the direction of the star.
What do you call the path to the planets takes what keeps the planets on this path?
The path a planet takes is called an orbit.The planets are kept in orbit by the gravitational pull of the star (in our case the Sun) they orbit.
How is the earth kept in orbit?
By a force called gravity
