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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.
A force that keeps planets in orbit?
The force that keeps planets in orbit is gravity. Gravity is the attractive force that exists between two masses, such as a planet and a star, that causes them to be drawn towards each other. In the case of planets orbiting a star, gravity keeps the planets in their elliptical paths around the star.
What is the invisible force that holds the earth and all the planets in their orbit?
the answer is........ gravity
How are the planets held in orbit?
Planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity, which is the force of attraction between objects. The sun's gravitational force keeps planets moving in a curved path around it. The speed of the planet's movement and the gravitational pull of the sun balance each other to keep the planet in a stable orbit.
Are planets held in orbit by balanced unbalanced centrifugal or centripetal force?
-- If all the forces on a planet were balanced, then the planet would move in a straight line with constant speed, not in a curved path. So the forces on it must be unbalanced. -- That's easy to understand when you consider that there's only one force on the planet ... the force of gravity that attracts it toward the sun. That force is a centripetal one.
What is the inward force of the sun on the planets?
gravity not to sure tho
The force of gravity opposes what other force?
The force of gravity opposes acceleration away from the source of the gravity. This is expressed as "centrifugal force" or the perpendicular component of a tangential velocity. The balance between these keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
What holds planets and moons in orbit?
Gravity is the force that holds planets and moons in orbit around larger celestial bodies, such as stars or planets. The gravitational pull between these objects creates a balance between the centrifugal force of their motion and the gravitational force pulling them towards each other, resulting in stable orbits.
What is the force that keeps planet in orbit?
the suns gravity keeps the planets in orbit
How does gravity affect the relationship between the sun and the planets?
Yes. It keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
What is the name of the force that is holding the planets on their orbit?
The force that holds planets in their orbit is called gravity. Gravity is the force of attraction between objects with mass, which keeps planets in their elliptical paths around the Sun.
Why do planets have orbits?
i think its is by the force of gravity planets are kepet orbit
What were the two factors Isaac Newton concluded that combined to keep the planets in orbit?
Isaac Newton concluded that the force of gravity and the forward motion of the planets combined to keep them in orbit around the Sun. The force of gravity pulls the planets towards the Sun, while the forward motion of the planets creates the centrifugal force that counteracts gravity, leading to stable orbits.
What is the frictional force on each of the planets?
Because space is a vacuum, the planets have no frictional force to slow them down, unless they collide with another planet. This is why earth does not stop and plunge into the sun. The forces involved in the orbit of a planet are gravity and centrifugal force, but not friction
What force keeps the planets and the Moon's to orbit?
Gravity
What force from the sun keeps the planets in their orbit?
Gravity
Where from the planets get energy to move around the sun ie how there is centrifugal force?
Planets have a particular speed and that means they have energy. The effect of the Sun's gravity keeps them in the orbit instead of moving in a straight line. Planets got their energy when they were formed, from a protoplanetary disc. The words "centrifugal force" can be a bit misleading. You only need to think about the planet's speed and the Sun's gravitational force.
