answersLogoWhite

0

Because the sun is so immense. Gravity is a function of mass, and more than 95% of the mass of the entire solar system is in the sun.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What attracks every object in the universe toward another object?

Suns are the main reason. The sun has so much gravitational pull it attracks evrything.


How do you overcome the factor of gravitational acceleration?

By increasing the surface area so that air resistance increases


Why do the Moon's gravity have a greater effect on earths ocean tides than the suns gravity?

Even though the suns gravitational pull is stronger than the moons and does infact effect the tides slightly, the moon is close enough to pull the tides more than the sun. Its all distance related.


What happens to gravitational force between the earth and the moon if the distance is doubled?

If the distance between the Earth and the Moon is doubled, the gravitational force between them decreases by a factor of 4. This is because gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. So, if the distance doubles, the force decreases by a factor of (1/2)^2 = 1/4.


Jupiter has about 300 times the mass of Earth and about ten times Earth's radius. What's the Estimated size of g on the surface of Jupiter?

Since gravitational forces between two masses are proportional to m1 & m2, a 300x increase in planetary mass would INCREASE the gravitational force on an object by the same factor: 300x compared to earth. Since gravitational forces are also proportional to 1/(radius squared), a 10x increase in planetary radius would DECREASE the gravitational force by a factor of 100x (10 squared), at the planet's surface. So an object on such a planet would experience gravitational forces 3x greater than those on earth. Since gravitational forces between two masses are proportional to m1 & m2, a 300x increase in planetary mass would INCREASE the gravitational force on an object by the same factor: 300x compared to earth. Since gravitational forces are also proportional to 1/(radius squared), a 10x increase in planetary radius would DECREASE the gravitational force by a factor of 100x (10 squared), at the planet's surface. So an object on such a planet would experience gravitational forces 3x greater than those on earth.


What happens to the gravitational force between two object when the distance between two bodies of masses m1 and m2 is doubled?

When the distance between two objects of masses m1 and m2 is doubled, the gravitational force between them decreases by a factor of 4. This is because gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects, according to Newton's law of universal gravitation.


Were did it come from earth?

i think earth is made up of many asteriods that collided and stayed then got pulled into the suns gravitational pull.earth developed a pull of its own and heated in the center creating lava,but this might not be true i only think so


If an apple has a mass of 1kg what is its weight?

well depends what planet you are on the basic formulae is as follows weight = mass X gravitational field (gravitational pull) on each planet so depending on what planet you wish to know ill put int the answer . Mercury gravitational pull is 3.7 so its 3.7kg Venus gravitational pull is 8.8 so its 8.8kg Earth gravitational pull is 9.8 so its 9.8kg Mars gravitational pull is 3.7 so its 3.7kg Jupiter gravitational pull is 23.2 so its 23.2kg Saturn gravitational pull is 9.0 so its 9kg Uranus gravitational pull is 8.7 so its 8.7kg Neptune gravitational pull is 11.1 so its 11.1kg Pluto gravitational pull is 0.6 600g


How do you get power from the sun?

The suns power is called Solar Energy. So to get the suns energy we use solar panels.


Does the suns gravity keep the planets from floating away?

Yes, the sun's gravity keeps the planets in their orbits around it. This gravitational force prevents the planets from floating away into space. The balance between the planets' forward motion and the sun's gravitational pull keeps them in stable orbits.


When does an object have gravitational potential energy?

Well gravitational potential energy is potential energy that depends on the height of an object so an object would have gravitational potential energy when ever it's of the ground or at a high height (it doesn't have to be very high) for example if you lift up a ball it has the potential to fall or if your climbing a mountain you have gravitational potential energy.


Are there 2 Suns in the desert?

There are no suns in the desert. In our world there is only one sun and that is Sol.