Does the distance between planets increase or decrease as you move away from the sun?

Answer 1

Depends on which gravitational force you're talking about. If the object is moving from Earth toward the sun then the sun's gravitational force of attraction on the object will become larger but the Earth's gravitational attraction on the object will become smaller. The net gravitational force, due to both Sun & Earth will at first be large, directed toward the Earth. Then decrease to zero somewhere out in space (as the two forces become equal & opposte). Then get very large near the Sun and directed toward the Sun.

Answer 2

Yes, if you are approaching the planet Earth from a distant location in outer space, you would experience an increasing gravitational attraction as you get closer. Here on the Earth's surface, we do not notice a change in gravitational force because we are always at approximately the same distance from the center of the Earth. Going up to the top of a tall building, for example, does not make enough of a change in distance to matter. But going to the moon is another thing entirely.

Answer 3

The Earth travels in a slightly elliptical orbit around the sun, and as a result, it gets closer to the sun at some times of the year and farther from the sun at other times of the year, but the average distance to the sun, over the course of a year, remains the same.

Answer 4

The distance between planets generally increases as you move away from the Sun. This is because the orbits of planets are elliptical, with the Sun at one focus, so planets further out are at a greater distance from the Sun.

Answer 5

Increase.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

increase