a straight line we would fly around endlessly in space forever === === We are fortunate that this is not a very likely event. It is also not likely that all the planets will follow straight lines forever. The planetary paths would depend on their orientations at the time of the sudden gravitation-vacuation. The planets do exert some gravitational influence over one another. Also, the planets are traveling at different velocities in their orbits. It is not impossible that some of the planets might end up on a collision course with other planets, or even in orbit around the giants Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune or Uranus, our large planetary cousins.
If the force of gravity suddenly stopped acting on the planets, they would continue moving in a straight line at a constant speed, following Newton's first law of motion. Without the force of gravity to pull them towards the Sun, the planets would travel in a tangential direction away from their current orbital paths.
Gravity, mainly. The Sun attracts the planets, and - to a lesser degree - the planets attract one another.
Yes, gravity affects your weight on different planets. Weight is a measure of the gravitational force acting on an object, so on planets with stronger gravity, you would weigh more, and on planets with weaker gravity, you would weigh less compared to your weight on Earth.
If the force of gravity on Earth suddenly grew stronger, your weight would increase because weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on your mass. Your body would feel heavier and you would find it more difficult to move around.
The same effect as it has on any other object. The gravitational field produces a force; this force, acting on a planet, will accelerate it - that is, it will change its velocity.
If the force of gravity suddenly stopped acting on the planets, they would continue moving in a straight line at a constant speed, following Newton's first law of motion. Without the force of gravity to pull them towards the Sun, the planets would travel in a tangential direction away from their current orbital paths.
Gravity, mainly. The Sun attracts the planets, and - to a lesser degree - the planets attract one another.
Yes, gravity affects your weight on different planets. Weight is a measure of the gravitational force acting on an object, so on planets with stronger gravity, you would weigh more, and on planets with weaker gravity, you would weigh less compared to your weight on Earth.
If the force of gravity would suddenly stop acting on the planets, they would all move in straight lines tangential to their current path (meaning, due to their momentum, they would keep moving straight and not keep on being turned and pulled toward the sun). To see an example, take a yo-yo by the string and start spinning it around over your head. When you let go, you will see the object continue in a straight line which is a tangent to the position of the circle it was in while you were holding on to the string.
The motion of the planets are governed by a number of factors: Gravity - The planets are being pulled towards the Sun in free fall. The velocity of the planets - This balances against the force of gravity opposing it and producing on balance the orbit. The mass of the planets. The effect of gravitational attraction between the planet and any satellites it has. The effect of gravitational attraction between the planets and other planets/dwarf planets etc.
Inertia cannot send the planets sailing off through the galaxy as long is the sun's gravity is acting on them. Only if the sun's gravity suddenly disappeared would this happen. The pull of the Sun's gravity is the only force keeping the planets from heading off alone through the galaxy. The planets' inertia keeps the Sun's gravity from pulling them into the Sun at the center of the solar system.It's a nice balance, and it has been going on for about 4 billion years since the solar system formed from the dust and gas scattered through this region of interstellar space.
If the force of gravity on Earth suddenly grew stronger, your weight would increase because weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on your mass. Your body would feel heavier and you would find it more difficult to move around.
Because different planets have different mass, which means that gravity is weaker or stronger depending on the mass. If gravity is stronger than objects will have more weight, and if it's weaker they will have less weight.
The same effect as it has on any other object. The gravitational field produces a force; this force, acting on a planet, will accelerate it - that is, it will change its velocity.
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The force of gravity acting on an object is directly proportional to its mass. This means that the larger the object, the greater the force of gravity acting upon it.
Gravity exists everywhere in the universe, acting as a force of attraction between all objects with mass. It is what holds planets in orbit around the sun and keeps our feet on the ground on Earth. Gravity's strength diminishes with distance, following the inverse square law.