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eight planets move around the sun, and so do asteroids. comets dont always move around the sun, sometimes they just come straight in and are never seen after going past earth around venus and Mercury. sometims they do orbit the sun.

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Why is heavenly bodies revolves around the sun?

Heavenly bodies revolve around the sun because of the gravitational pull that the sun exerts on them. This gravitational force keeps the planets and other objects in orbit around the sun, following a path determined by the balance between the object's inertia and the gravitational pull of the sun.


What causes objects in the solar system to move in these regular and predictable patterns?

The gravitational pull of the sun and other celestial bodies in our solar system cause objects to move in regular and predictable patterns. This gravitational force influences the motion of planets, moons, and other objects, keeping them in stable orbits around the sun.


Does the suns gravity cause asteroids to move?

The sun's gravity doesn't necessarily cause the asteroids to move, however it does cause the asteroids to move the way that they do move. For example, let's take away the sun. Any asteroids around the sun would continue to move at the same rate that is was moving prior to the sun being taken away. However, instead of following an elliptical orbit around the sun, the asteroid would move in a straight line instead. So the asteroids can still move without the sun. However, it is the sun that makes the asteroids orbit around the sun. The orbit's tendency to want to move away in a straight line counteracts the gravity created by the sun. The results of these two forces is what causes the asteroids elliptical orbit.


Do clouds move or does the sun move?

Clouds move due to wind patterns in the atmosphere, while the sun appears to move across the sky due to the Earth's rotation. The sun's apparent movement from east to west during the day is caused by the Earth spinning on its axis.


These forces keep the planets and other heavenly bodies to stay in their orbits?

The force of gravity, described by Newton's law of universal gravitation, is responsible for keeping the planets and other heavenly bodies in their orbits around the sun. This force of attraction between two objects is determined by their mass and distance from each other. Without this gravitational force, the planets would move in a straight line instead of following a curved path around the sun.

Related Questions

Any of the nine celestial bodies that move around the sun are?

Planets


How do most bodies of the solar system travel?

They typically move in ellipses around the Sun.


Does the sun move up and down?

No. The sun does not move. The Earth, and other planets of the solar system revolve around the sun.


What are the bodies that revolve around the sun?

the small rocky bodies that vole around the sun are called plantets


Which of the following objects, including planets and other celestial bodies, does not orbit directly around the sun?

The moon does not orbit directly around the sun.


Why is heavenly bodies revolves around the sun?

Heavenly bodies revolve around the sun because of the gravitational pull that the sun exerts on them. This gravitational force keeps the planets and other objects in orbit around the sun, following a path determined by the balance between the object's inertia and the gravitational pull of the sun.


Can you explain the two theories about how Earth and the Sun move in space relative to each other?

The two theories about how Earth and the Sun move in space relative to each other are the geocentric theory and the heliocentric theory. The geocentric theory, proposed by ancient astronomers, suggests that Earth is at the center of the universe, with the Sun and other celestial bodies orbiting around it. In contrast, the heliocentric theory, introduced by Copernicus in the 16th century, states that the Sun is at the center of the solar system, and Earth and other planets revolve around it.


How does Neptune move?

clockwise around the sun


Does the sun move round the earth or the other way round?

The Earth moves around the sun.


Do the other planets also move around the sun?

no they orbit Uranus.


What is nicolaus Copernicus achievement?

He was the first to say that the earth along with the other heavenly bodies orbited around the sun not the other way around.


What causes objects in the solar system to move in these regular and predictable patterns?

The gravitational pull of the sun and other celestial bodies in our solar system cause objects to move in regular and predictable patterns. This gravitational force influences the motion of planets, moons, and other objects, keeping them in stable orbits around the sun.