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Gravity and inertia. The Sun's gravity holds all the planets in orbit with its immense gravity, and the planets have no tendency to change their orbits due to the law of inertia which implies that the planets will stay in their elliptical patterns until a force acts on them to change that status.

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What is gravity and how does it affect planets and the oceans?

'Gravoty' is an attraction between any two or more objects, be those objects atoms, protons or planets. stars andything in between. The planets have gravity , the Sun has gravity. They are attracted to each other. So why do they not 'crash' into each other? Because, the planets are moving with an acceleration. This acceleration together with the planets mass creates are force (F = ma). This force is balanced by the Sun's force of gravity. So the forces are in balance, so the planets orbit the Sun and not fall into the Sun. The oceans on Earth, being liquid, will be attracted to the Moon by Lunar gravity. So which side of the Earth the Moon is on , will be the 'High Tide'. This is balabnced 'Like a wheel balance', by a counter High Tide on the opposite side of the Earth, from the Moon.


What force keeps all the planets and all the other heavenly bodies in their place?

The force responsible for keeping planets and other heavenly bodies in their place is gravity. Gravity is a fundamental force of nature that causes objects with mass to be attracted to each other. This gravitational force between celestial bodies keeps them in orbits around each other.


The force that pulls all things in the univirse together?

The force that pulls all things in the universe together is gravity. Gravity is a fundamental force of nature that causes objects with mass to be attracted towards each other. It is responsible for keeping planets in orbit around the sun and holding galaxies together.


The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it?

The sun and its family of planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, and comets make up the solar system. The sun is a star that holds about 99.8% of the solar system's mass and provides energy that sustains life on Earth. The planets orbit the sun in elliptical paths with the inner planets being rocky and the outer planets being gaseous. Each body in the solar system plays a unique role in the dynamics and balance of this celestial system.


What do all the planets follow as they rotate around the sun?

The gravatiational pull. They orbit around the sun.

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Are the sun and the planets attracted to each other?

Yes, the sun and planets are attracted to each other through the force of gravity. The sun's massive gravity keeps the planets in orbit around it, while the planets also have gravitational effects on each other.


Why do the earth moon and all the other planets revolve around the sun?

The planets revolve around the sun due to the force of gravity. Gravity causes objects with mass to be attracted to each other. The sun's massive gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit around it.


Is it true that- gravity holds planets in orbit because planets are attracted to each other's gravitational force?

No, gravity holds planets in orbit around the sun because the sun's gravity pulls on them. This gravitational force between the sun and planets keeps them in their respective orbits. The force between planets themselves is much smaller and mainly affects their interactions with each other rather than their orbits around the sun.


What from the sun holds the planets in orbit?

The Sun AND its planets attract each other with gravitic force.


Why don't planets attract each other?

because gravity and inertia are kinda of playing a game of tug a war but both sides are equal so they do not move


What keeps the planets from being attracted toward the Sun?

i Don't kno w it also? They are attracted to the sun. It is called gravity


Why don't planets bump into each other?

because the gravatational pull from the sun and other planets keep the planets going in a circler motion and not bumping into each other.Answerbecause the gravatational pull from the sun and other planets keep the planets going in a circler motion and not bumping into each other. the planets each have defined Elliptical, not circular, orbits that remain constant because of gravitational pull of the sun and from each other. Pluto does have such an elliptical orbit that for a time it was closer than Neptune, but they will never collide with their current paths.


What is gravity and how does it affect planets and the oceans?

'Gravoty' is an attraction between any two or more objects, be those objects atoms, protons or planets. stars andything in between. The planets have gravity , the Sun has gravity. They are attracted to each other. So why do they not 'crash' into each other? Because, the planets are moving with an acceleration. This acceleration together with the planets mass creates are force (F = ma). This force is balanced by the Sun's force of gravity. So the forces are in balance, so the planets orbit the Sun and not fall into the Sun. The oceans on Earth, being liquid, will be attracted to the Moon by Lunar gravity. So which side of the Earth the Moon is on , will be the 'High Tide'. This is balabnced 'Like a wheel balance', by a counter High Tide on the opposite side of the Earth, from the Moon.


How does gravity between the sun and planets control the path the planets make around the sun?

The sizes of the Sun and planets determine the strength of gravitational pull of the planets on each other and the Sun. The Sun's mass is so great that the planets can't escape from the Sun's pull and so as the planets are moving by the Sun pulls them back into orbit.


What keeps the planets and sun from hitting each other?

gravitational forces


How is the sun and it's planets are attracted?

There is a mechanical force of attraction between all the planets and the Sun, but because the Sun is so much bigger than every other object in the Solar System the attraction between the Sun and each planet is the most significant force. Any two objects attract each other with a gravitational force given by: F = G M1 M2 / R-squared The two objects have mass of M1 and M2 and the distance between them is R. If the gravitational constant G is taken as 6.670 times ten to the power minus eleven, and the masses are in kilograms, and the distance is in metres, then the force comes out in Newtons.


Why does the universe goes around?

As all the planets rotate around the sun at different speads, they are attracted when orbiting the sun.