What keeps the earth from crashing into the sun?

Answer 1

In short, gravity. Outward pressure from the core is equal to inward pressure of gravity, which is also known as hydrostatic equilibrium.

Answer 2

The force of the Sun's gravity is counteracted by the nuclear fusion occurring at the Sun's core. Without the outward force exerted by nuclear reactions within the core, gravity would implode the Sun.

Answer 3

The nuclear reaction going on inside the sun generates enormous amounts of heat, which in turn creates pressure that prevents the sun from collapsing. When the sun runs out of fuel and this reaction stops, what is left of the sun will collapse into a dense remnant called a white dwarf.

Answer 4

the earths orbit,

we orbit the sun which means goes round it because we are turning,

as are the other planets,

as for the moon it orbits us and the moons orbit keeps it moving around us,

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Answer 5

Gravity keeps the Sun in its orbit. The Sun doesn't stay in one place. It's in an orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which takes several million years for each revolution.

We're lucky that wherever the Sun goes, it drags us along, with its gravitational pull.

Answer 6

Gravitational force. The force from the sun is pulling the planets toward it, but the force from each planet is acting against it which causes it to orbit the sun and spin on it's axis. This is the same concept with each moon acting against it's planet.

Answer 7

The Earth's orbit around the sun is maintained by the balance between its forward momentum from its initial velocity and the gravitational pull of the sun. This gravitational force acts as a centripetal force that keeps the Earth in its elliptical orbit around the sun without crashing into it.

Answer 8

In short, gravity. Outward pressure from the core is equal to inward pressure of gravity, which is also known as hydrostatic equilibrium.

Answer 9

What keeps the sun in place?