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Is gravitational force acting on a person who falls off a cliff or on an astronaut inside an orbiting space shuttle?

Yes, gravitational force is acting on both the person falling off a cliff and the astronaut inside an orbiting space shuttle. The person falling off a cliff experiences a gravitational pull towards the center of the Earth, causing them to accelerate downwards. The astronaut inside an orbiting space shuttle experiences a gravitational pull towards the Earth as well, but their motion is primarily governed by their speed and centripetal force that keeps them in orbit.


How do the moons orbit around Uranus?

They can orbit Uranus because of its gravitational force.


What is the monuver called when a shuttle enters the Moon's orbit?

The shuttle never has and never will orbit the moon.


How centripetal force equals to gravitational force?

The centripetal force is equal to the gravitational force when a particular body is in a circle. For a body that is in an orbit, the gravitational force is equivalent to the centripetal force.


Which of newton's laws helps explain the orbit of a space shuttle around earth and the orbit of earth the sun?

Newton's first law of motion (law of inertia) explains why the space shuttle remains in orbit around the Earth and why the Earth orbits around the Sun. The shuttle and Earth both move in curved paths due to the gravitational force from the larger body (Earth or Sun), while their inertia keeps them moving in a straight line. This balance between inertia and gravitational force results in stable orbits.

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What force keeps earth in orbit?

The gravitational force.


Why do all the planets orbit?

Planets orbit around the Sun because of the Sun's gravitational force, it makes the planets move by its gravitational force.


What is the relationship between the velocity of a circular orbit and the gravitational force acting on an object in that orbit?

The velocity of a circular orbit is directly related to the gravitational force acting on an object in that orbit. As the velocity increases, the gravitational force required to keep the object in orbit also increases. This relationship is governed by Newton's law of universal gravitation.


Is gravitational force acting on a person who falls off a cliff or on an astronaut inside an orbiting space shuttle?

Yes, gravitational force is acting on both the person falling off a cliff and the astronaut inside an orbiting space shuttle. The person falling off a cliff experiences a gravitational pull towards the center of the Earth, causing them to accelerate downwards. The astronaut inside an orbiting space shuttle experiences a gravitational pull towards the Earth as well, but their motion is primarily governed by their speed and centripetal force that keeps them in orbit.


Natural force thought to hold planets in orbit is called the what?

gravitational


How do the moons orbit around Uranus?

They can orbit Uranus because of its gravitational force.


What is the monuver called when a shuttle enters the Moon's orbit?

The shuttle never has and never will orbit the moon.


How centripetal force equals to gravitational force?

The centripetal force is equal to the gravitational force when a particular body is in a circle. For a body that is in an orbit, the gravitational force is equivalent to the centripetal force.


Which of newton's laws helps explain the orbit of a space shuttle around earth and the orbit of earth the sun?

Newton's first law of motion (law of inertia) explains why the space shuttle remains in orbit around the Earth and why the Earth orbits around the Sun. The shuttle and Earth both move in curved paths due to the gravitational force from the larger body (Earth or Sun), while their inertia keeps them moving in a straight line. This balance between inertia and gravitational force results in stable orbits.


The gravitational force from what star keeps the earth in orbit?

The Sun.


What two phenomena were caused by gravitational force?

time and an orbit


The gravitational force of the sun keeps planets in its own orbit what is the name of the force?

Gravity.