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The sun's gravitational force pulls its satellites towards it, while each satellite has its own inertia going in a straight line perpendicular to the gravitational force. With both forces working together, the satellite goes in a diagonal direction that is always changing with the change of its direction of inertia, causing the revolution.
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What force causes planets to orbit the sun in your solar system?
Gravity is the force that connects the solar system to the sun.
What is the main force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
The force of universal gravitation and momentum.
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 all the planets orbit the sun?
Not all the planets orbit the sun - other stars have planets too. But all the planets in our solar system, which is the system of our sun, revolve around the sun; otherwise they would be in other solar systems. All the planets we can see with our naked eye orbit the sun, since the planets orbiting the sun are the only ones close enough to earth to see without a telescope.
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.
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 does gravity have to do with the motion of the planets?
The gravitational force between planets supplies the centripetal force that causes them to orbit each other.
Who determined the force that kept planets in orbit?
It was Isaac Newton who figured out that the force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
How does gravity affect the relationship between the sun and the planets?
Yes. It keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
What force causes planets to orbit the sun in your solar system?
Gravity is the force that connects the solar system to the sun.
What attractive force keeps planets in orbit around stars?
Gravity.
What causes an orbit around the sun?
the gravityrotates the planets even pluto
What is the main force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
The force of universal gravitation and momentum.
Why do the planets resolve above the sun?
The suns huge gravitational force keeps the planets in an orbit around it.
What is the difference between a planet's orbit and gravitational pull?
A planets gravitational pull is the force it exerts on other objects. The planets orbit is the path it takes due to gravity. Basically gravity causes the orbit.
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.
What causes all of the planets to rotate around the sun in the same order?
Each planet has an orbit line that makes the planets stay in that spot, unless the orbit is changed
