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What 2 forces pull on planet earth creating an orbital path around the sun?

The two forces that pull on planet Earth to create its orbital path around the Sun are gravity and inertia. Gravity is the force that attracts the Earth towards the Sun, while inertia is the tendency of Earth to continue moving in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force, in this case, the gravitational pull of the Sun.


What to factors act together to keep earth in orbit around the sun?

The mutual gravitational attraction between the earth and the sun is the force that keeps the earth in orbit around the sun. It's the only force required, which is lucky, because it's the only force that exists.


What attractive force keeps the moon in orbit around earth?

Gravity is what keeps them in attraction. The force of Gravity is determined by the mass and distance between two or more objects. The other force that keeps the moon in orbit is the moon's inertia. Without inertia the moon would simply fall into Earth; because of Gravity, the same would happen with the planets and the sun.


Where do the planets get the power that makes them revolve around the sun?

Planets move in orbit because of their own inertia and the gravity of the sun. The sun pulls things to it, and the inertia of a body wants to send it off on a tangent from the arc along which it is traveling. Between the two, bodies will carve out an orbit around the sun.


What force will not effect inertia if its force is zero?

Force does not affect inertia in general. Inertia can basically be identified with the mass.

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What keeps the earth in orbit around the sun and moon in orbit around earth?

The force of gravity and the inertia of the Earth (as it orbits the Sun). Also, gravity combined with the inertia of the Moon (as it orbits the Earth).


What keeps the moon in orbit around earth and earth in orbit around the sun?

The force of gravity and the inertia of the Earth (as it orbits the Sun). Also, gravity combined with the inertia of the Moon (as it orbits the Earth).


What force keeps a hat traveling from the top to the bottom of the stairs?

The force is inertia


The force that makes objects keep traveling in a straight line?

Inertia is the force that makes objects continue traveling in a straight line at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force. This property of matter was described by Isaac Newton in his First Law of Motion.


What 2 forces pull on planet earth creating an orbital path around the sun?

The two forces that pull on planet Earth to create its orbital path around the Sun are gravity and inertia. Gravity is the force that attracts the Earth towards the Sun, while inertia is the tendency of Earth to continue moving in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force, in this case, the gravitational pull of the Sun.


Which two factors did Newton concluded combine keeping earth in orbit?

Newton concluded that the combination of the gravitational force between the Earth and the Sun, and the Earth's inertia moving it in a straight line, keep the Earth in orbit around the Sun.


What keeps the moon moving?

The moon keeps moving in its orbit around the Earth due to its inertia and the gravitational pull of the Earth. There is a balance between the moon's velocity and the gravitational force that keeps it in a stable orbit.


What to factors act together to keep earth in orbit around the sun?

The mutual gravitational attraction between the earth and the sun is the force that keeps the earth in orbit around the sun. It's the only force required, which is lucky, because it's the only force that exists.


Gravity provides a centripetal force on the Moon helping it stay in orbit around Earth?

Correct! The force of gravity between the Earth and the Moon acts as a centripetal force, keeping the Moon in its orbit around the Earth. This balance between gravity and the Moon's inertia allows it to continuously move in a circular path around the Earth.


What keeps the moon ins orbit around earth?

That's the mutual force of gravitation (gravity) between the Earth and the Moon. This, combined with the Moon's velocity (its inertia), results in the orbital path that the Moon follows.


What force keeps the moon in orbit round the earth?

Gravity and Inertia


Which of newton's laws helps explain the orbit of a space shuttle around earth and the orbit of earth the sun?

Newton's first law of motion (law of inertia) explains why the space shuttle remains in orbit around the Earth and why the Earth orbits around the Sun. The shuttle and Earth both move in curved paths due to the gravitational force from the larger body (Earth or Sun), while their inertia keeps them moving in a straight line. This balance between inertia and gravitational force results in stable orbits.