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It's the force of gravity which acts on the planets and keeps them in their orbits. Gravity works both ways but the Sun is more massive by far so does not move very much at all.
The planets are caused to accelerate towards the Sun by gravity. They move in their orbits with velocities, at any moment, at a tangent to their orbital paths. The result is that they move in a continuous curve around the Sun.
If they move slightly closer they speed up, which causes them to move out again, so the orbits are stable. Potential energy and kinetic energy are being exchanged all the time for each planet but the total stays constant.
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∙ 13y agoNo force keeps the planets orbiting, as force is only needed to alter a state.
The sun's force of gravity pulls the planets towards the sun. The planets' angular momentum keeps them moving in orbit around the sun.
Their momentum is conserved as long as there is no force to counteract it.
This is the same way that satellites and our moon orbit the Earth.
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∙ 12y agoThe solar system's planets, planetesimals, asteroids, and comets are held in orbit by the force of gravity, the mutual attraction between these objects and the Sun.
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∙ 13y agoThe gravitational force between the bodies is the attractive force, and the perpendicular orbital velocity of the planets is the opposite force.
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∙ 13y agoPut simply - Gravity ! The Sun's gravitational force keeps the planets in orbit, while centrifugal force tried to shoot the planets into space. The two forces cancel each other out !
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∙ 16y agoits is gravity mush
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∙ 13y agothe suns gravitational pull
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∙ 10y agoGravity
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What is the main force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
The force of universal gravitation and momentum.
What holds planets and moons in orbit?
The Sun`s gravity holds all the planets in orbit in space.The gravitational attraction from our Sun.
What force holds Jupiter in orbit around the sun?
The suns gravity.
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.
What forces act to hold a planet in orbit around the sun?
Gravity is the force that holds a planet in orbit around the sun. Inertia keeps the planets spinning.
What is the invisible force that holds the earth and all the planets in their orbit?
the answer is........ gravity
What from the sun holds the planets in orbit?
The Sun AND its planets attract each other with gravitic 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.
Is it true that- gravity holds planets in orbit because planets are attracted to each other's gravitational force?
It's true that gravity holds planets in orbit. However, this is due to the gravitational influence of the sun, not the gravitational influence of other planets.
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.
What is the force that hold the planets in orbit around the sun?
It is gravity that holds the planets in their orbits around the sun. Gravity is what gives "shape" to the solar system, to galaxies, and is the large-scale organizer of the universe as a whole.
why was gravity made or like thought of?
it holds the planets that orbit around the sun and what keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth
What attractive force keeps planets in orbit around stars?
Gravity.
What is the main force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
The force of universal gravitation and momentum.
What holds planets and moons in orbit?
The Sun`s gravity holds all the planets in orbit in space.The gravitational attraction from our Sun.
What force holds Jupiter in orbit around the sun?
The suns gravity.
