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What force keeps planets and moons going in orbits?

Gravity is the force that keeps planets and moons in orbit. The gravitational pull between the planet or moon and the object they are orbiting around, typically a star like the sun, is what keeps them moving in a stable path. This balance between the gravitational force and the object's inertia causes them to continuously orbit in a closed path.


What keeps the earth and all the planets and suns floating in thin air?

What they float in is not even thin air. It's nothing otherwise knows as 'space'. They stay there because there is no force to make them move out of where they are. The planets go in their stable orbits round the Sun, with their forward speed balanced by the Sun's gravity which makes them curve continuously towards the Sun.


Does meteors is planets or moons?

Meteors are pieces of either moons or planets that broke off and are freely floating around in place t'ill they get attracted by a planets gravitational pull.


Are all planets held by a force called gravity?

Yes, all planets in our solar system are held in orbit around the Sun by the force of gravity. Gravity is what keeps celestial bodies like planets, moons, and asteroids moving in their respective orbits.


What force controls the movement of planets and moons in your solar system?

Gravity is the force that controls the movement of planets and moons in our solar system. It is the force of attraction between objects with mass, keeping them in orbit around larger bodies like the Sun or a planet. The gravitational pull between these celestial bodies determines their trajectory and keeps them moving in their respective orbits.

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What force keeps planets and moons going in orbits?

Gravity is the force that keeps planets and moons in orbit. The gravitational pull between the planet or moon and the object they are orbiting around, typically a star like the sun, is what keeps them moving in a stable path. This balance between the gravitational force and the object's inertia causes them to continuously orbit in a closed path.


What keeps the earth and all the planets and suns floating in thin air?

What they float in is not even thin air. It's nothing otherwise knows as 'space'. They stay there because there is no force to make them move out of where they are. The planets go in their stable orbits round the Sun, with their forward speed balanced by the Sun's gravity which makes them curve continuously towards the Sun.


What keeps the planets and moons in their orbit?

gravity


Does meteors is planets or moons?

Meteors are pieces of either moons or planets that broke off and are freely floating around in place t'ill they get attracted by a planets gravitational pull.


Are all planets held by a force called gravity?

Yes, all planets in our solar system are held in orbit around the Sun by the force of gravity. Gravity is what keeps celestial bodies like planets, moons, and asteroids moving in their respective orbits.


What force controls the movement of planets and moons in your solar system?

Gravity is the force that controls the movement of planets and moons in our solar system. It is the force of attraction between objects with mass, keeping them in orbit around larger bodies like the Sun or a planet. The gravitational pull between these celestial bodies determines their trajectory and keeps them moving in their respective orbits.


What was the name of the scientist who showed that gravity keeps planets and moons in orbit?

Isaac Newton


Which of asteroids the sun moons or planets has the greatest gravitation force?

The Sun.


A specific answer on why planets and moons of planets stay in their orbits?

Planets and moons remain in their orbits because of the gravitational pull other bigger planets or stars have on them, for example the Earth stays in its orbit because of the gravitational force it is subjects to created by the Sun, and the moon stays in its orbit because of the gravitational force it is subject to created by the Earth. It's all about gravity and force.


How many moons do the suns have?

The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.


What are moons to planets?

Moons are satellites of planets.


What will happen if the planets do not follow their orbits?

If a planet doesn't follow its orbital path, then it may crash into other planets, moons and/or other object floating around in space.