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Why did not gravitational force between sun and earth or among other planets attract each other and collide?
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∙ 10y ago
The attractive forces between sun and earth or among other planets is counter acted by the centrifugal force that tends to pull them apart.
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Imagine swinging a ball around over your head on the end of a string. If you swing the ball fast enough it will stay out at the end of the string and remain in the air. The string keeps it from flying off and the centrifugal force caused by the twirling keeps it from falling. But, if the rotational speed of the ball slows down, at some point it will fall. The string is like the gravitational force holding the planet to the Sun keeping it from flying off into space, and the rotation of the planet in it's orbit around the Sun causes a centrifugal force which is counteracting the Sun's gravitational attraction. If the speed at which the planet is going around the Sun slows below a certain amount the gravitational force will win and the planet will fall into the Sun. When the solar system first formed there were all kinds of bodies whirling around the Sun, but those at the wrong speed either fell into the Sun or flew off into space. So, today all that are left are the ones circling at just the right speed.
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Why planets do not collide with each other although there is strong gravitational force between them?
Inertia keeps them moving forward.
Why planets do not collide while revolving around the sun?
Planets do not collide while revolving around the sun because they have stable orbits and follow gravitational laws. The gravitational force between the planets and the sun keeps them in their respective orbits. The speed and direction of their orbits ensure that they maintain a safe distance from each other, preventing collisions.
How does the sun hold the planets in orbit?
The Sun's gravity is trying to pull the planets towards it. But the planets have their own velocities and all the Sun's gravitational attraction is needed to stop the planets moving away from the Sun. The result is that the planets orbit the Sun.
Why do gas giant planets have more moons orbiting them than terrestrial planets?
They are larger and so they have more gravity.
Do the planets and sun repel each other?
No, the gravitational force is always one of attraction, unlike electrical forces which can attract and repel depending on positive or negative charges.
Why planets do not collide with each other although there is strong gravitational force between them?
Inertia keeps them moving forward.
Is the gravitational pull so strong that it will make all of the plants collide?
No .it keeps planets orbitting .
Why cant planets share rings?
because if the planets were close enough to each other to be able to have a gravitational pull strong enough to share rings, the planets would ultimately collide
Will all of the planets collide at one point?
(well in pics) but it really wont happen because earth is like a big magnet but the gravitational pull will not let the other planets collide with the earth or (even the sun) some say !!
Why planets do not collide while revolving around the sun?
Planets do not collide while revolving around the sun because they have stable orbits and follow gravitational laws. The gravitational force between the planets and the sun keeps them in their respective orbits. The speed and direction of their orbits ensure that they maintain a safe distance from each other, preventing collisions.
What does the suns gravity attract?
There is a pair of mutual gravitational forces between the sun and everything else in the universe. One result of these forces is to keep the planets in orbit around the sun.
What is he source of the gravitational pull on the planets?
Their mass is. Gravitational force is a force between masses.
Why planet do not collide each other?
They travel on an imaginary axis around the Sun. The Sun's gravitational pull keeps the planets from drifting away.
How does the sun hold the planets in orbit?
The Sun's gravity is trying to pull the planets towards it. But the planets have their own velocities and all the Sun's gravitational attraction is needed to stop the planets moving away from the Sun. The result is that the planets orbit the Sun.
What are the forces between two planets?
center forces and gravitational forces
Planets revolve around the sun?
according to newton's law of gravitation every object in the nature attract other due to its gravitational pull so planets revolve around sun.
Why do gas giant planets have more moons orbiting them than terrestrial planets?
They are larger and so they have more gravity.
