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If the Sun were to miraculously vanish away entirely, the Earth would basically fly off into space in a nearly straight line tangent to its orbit at the point it happened to be occupying when the Sun ceased to occupy the universe. (Not quite straight, because there would still be some residual gravity from the other planets, probably mainly in the direction of Jupiter.)

To some extent, the question is ridiculous, because as far as we know this simply cannot happen. But if it could happen, that's what would happen.

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What was the reason when the moon move if force of gravity suddenly disappeared and moon move if inertia suddenly disappeared?

If gravity suddenly disappeared, the moon would fly out into space in a straight line. If the moon suddenly stopped moving it would fall straight into Earth.


If objects had no weight what would earth be like?

If objects had no weight (ie if there was no gravity), then the Earth would not have formed in the first place. Neither would the Sun, or the Galaxies. On the other hand, if Earth's gravity suddenly disappeared tomorrow, then we (and anything not stuck down - including the atmosphere) would just fly off into space!


How would a planet move if the sun suddenly disappeared explain?

The 'pull' of the sun makes the Earth go around it. It can be compared with you holding a string with a piece of stone attatched to the end. If you start 'moving' the stone (as the Earth does) the movement will take the form of the stone speeding in a circle. That is caused by you exercising - through the string - a gravity-like 'pull' on the stone. If the sun suddenly would disappear, the same thing would happen as when you, spinning the stone around on your string, would suddenly 'disappear' and so let go of the string. The stone then would fly away in a straight line in the direction it was going when you released the string. In the same manner, the Earth would immediately stop speeding around in a circle and fly off in a straight line.


How would a planet move if thew sun suddenly disappeared explain?

(Please note that in real life, masses can't simply "disappear".) For 8 minutes and 20 seconds (in the case of Earth), or for less or more time, depending on the distance of the planet from the Sun, the planet would continue orbiting the place where the Sun was. After that, the change in the gravitational field will have had enough time to reach Earth; the planet will no longer "feel" the pull of the Sun, and will continue moving in a straight line.


Suppose the Sun were to suddenly disappear. What would happen to the orbital path of Earth?

If the Sun were to suddenly disappear, Earth would no longer be held in its gravitational orbit. Instead of continuing in its circular path, Earth would move in a straight line tangentially to its orbit at the point of the Sun's disappearance, due to inertia. This means Earth would drift off into space in a straight line, rather than spiraling into the void. The loss of sunlight would also lead to drastic temperature drops and the eventual freezing of the planet.

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What was the reason when the moon move if force of gravity suddenly disappeared and moon move if inertia suddenly disappeared?

If gravity suddenly disappeared, the moon would fly out into space in a straight line. If the moon suddenly stopped moving it would fall straight into Earth.


How long time will earth move in its orbit if the sun suddenly disappeared?

If the sun Sol suddenly vanished, the earth would continue on a straight line; in other words, its orbit about Sol would be over/stopped immediately.


If the force of gravitation between the earth and the moon were to suddenly disappearthe moon would start to move?

The moon is moving (around the sun) IF the Earth's gravity suddenly stopped, the moon would continue to go around the sun. IF all gravity stopped, the moon would travel in a straight line in whatever direction it was going in at the time.


What would happen if the force of earth's gravity suddenly stop pulling in the moon?

In that case, the Moon would move in a straight line instead of moving around the Earth; it would quickly get away.


How would a planet move if the sun suddenly dissapears?

It is unlikely to happen, at least in my life time, which is a great comfort to me. But, as we and the other planets in our solar system orbit round the sun because of the sun's attraction, if the sun suddenly disappeared, there would be nothing to stop us being flung outwards into space.


How would the planet move if the sun suddenly disappeared?

The 'pull' of the sun makes the Earth go around it. It can be compared with you holding a string with a piece of stone attatched to the end. If you start 'moving' the stone (as the Earth does) the movement will take the form of the stone speeding in a circle. That is caused by you exercising - through the string - a gravity-like 'pull' on the stone. If the sun suddenly would disappear, the same thing would happen as when you, spinning the stone around on your string, would suddenly 'disappear' and so let go of the string. The stone then would fly away in a straight line in the direction it was going when you released the string. In the same manner, the Earth would immediately stop speeding around in a circle and fly off in a straight line.


If objects had no weight what would earth be like?

If objects had no weight (ie if there was no gravity), then the Earth would not have formed in the first place. Neither would the Sun, or the Galaxies. On the other hand, if Earth's gravity suddenly disappeared tomorrow, then we (and anything not stuck down - including the atmosphere) would just fly off into space!


What is it called when rocks and soil in the Earth move suddenly?

It is called an earthquake when rocks and soil in the Earth move suddenly due to the release of energy along fault lines.


How would a planet move if the sun suddenly disappeared explain?

The 'pull' of the sun makes the Earth go around it. It can be compared with you holding a string with a piece of stone attatched to the end. If you start 'moving' the stone (as the Earth does) the movement will take the form of the stone speeding in a circle. That is caused by you exercising - through the string - a gravity-like 'pull' on the stone. If the sun suddenly would disappear, the same thing would happen as when you, spinning the stone around on your string, would suddenly 'disappear' and so let go of the string. The stone then would fly away in a straight line in the direction it was going when you released the string. In the same manner, the Earth would immediately stop speeding around in a circle and fly off in a straight line.


How would a planet move if thew sun suddenly disappeared explain?

(Please note that in real life, masses can't simply "disappear".) For 8 minutes and 20 seconds (in the case of Earth), or for less or more time, depending on the distance of the planet from the Sun, the planet would continue orbiting the place where the Sun was. After that, the change in the gravitational field will have had enough time to reach Earth; the planet will no longer "feel" the pull of the Sun, and will continue moving in a straight line.


What kind of fault happens under the ocean?

the answer is an earthquake because the plates move so suddenly it makes the earth shake so therefore it would be called an earthquake!


What is a word for suddenly move back?

To "Dike" is to move back suddenly.