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The suns gravitational pull causes the earth and other planets to the sun?

Yes, the sun's gravitational pull is what keeps Earth and the other planets in our solar system in orbit around it. This gravitational force is what maintains the planets' paths and prevents them from moving off into space.


What keeps the planets and sun in orbit?

The question probably means "What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?" The answer to that is : The Sun's gravitational attraction provides the force needed to keep the planets in orbit. This force doesn't pull the planets any closer to the Sun, but it stops the planets moving away (at a tangent to their orbits) due to their own velocities.


What causes planets to orbit?

Planets are kept in their orbit by the suns gravity, yet their momentum keeps them from falling into the sun. (Thank goodness!) Planets orbit in the direction their star rotates, so in our solar system, all planets orbit in the direction of the star.


Why do planets remain in orbit?

Planets remain in orbit due to a balance between their forward motion and the gravitational force pulling them towards the center of the orbiting body, usually a star like the sun. This balance allows planets to continuously move in a curved path without either escaping or falling into the central body.


What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

Gravity, combined with the velocities of the planets, keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.Gravity between any body, such as a planet, and the Sun is one factor. Also the planet has a velocity. These two things combine to keep the planet in orbit around the Sun.Gravitation. The suns gravitational pull. The huge mass of the sun means it has a huge gravitational pull, keeping all of the planets in place. There is also the planets velocity that would take the planet away from the sun if there was no gravity, so these two forces act against each other.

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How do the planets of our solar system orbit the sun?

The Suns gravitational pull.


How does the suns gravitational pull affect the speed which the planets orbit?

When the pull is stronger, they move quicker.


How does the suns gravitational pull affect the speed at which planets orbit?

When the pull is stronger, they move quicker.


Why do planets orbit in One Direction?

The suns gravitational pull forces them to move in one direction


Which scientist discovered that it was the pull of the suns gravitational attraction that kept the planets in their orbits?

It was Nicholas Copernicus. who discovered that the sun keeps the planets one Their orbit.


The suns gravitational pull causes the earth and other planets to the sun?

Yes, the sun's gravitational pull is what keeps Earth and the other planets in our solar system in orbit around it. This gravitational force is what maintains the planets' paths and prevents them from moving off into space.


What happened to the pull of gravity when the moon and sun are at right angles?

The Gravitational pull on the oceans is Partially canceled out by the suns Gravitational pull.


What happens to the pull of gravity when the sun and moon at right angles?

The Gravitational pull on the oceans is Partially canceled out by the suns Gravitational pull.


Which way does the suns gravity act on any body in orbit?

The Sun's gravity acts as an attractive force on any body in orbit, pulling it toward the Sun. This gravitational pull causes the body to move in a curved path, maintaining its orbit. The balance between the Sun's gravitational pull and the body's inertia from its forward motion keeps the body in stable orbit around the Sun.


What keeps the planets in your solar system?

The suns gravitational pull.


How are planet's kept in orbit?

planets are in orbit because of the suns gravitational field chupa naman diyan Planets are kept in their orbits by gravitational forces.


What type of force provided by the suns gravity keeps the planets in orbit?

the gravititonal pull does; it is what keeps all the planet in the suns orbit xx