0
Essentially everything falls towards the centre of gravity unless there is something preventing it from doing so.
Standing on the Earth we are prevented from falling towards the centre of gravity by the rigid surface which exactly balances out our weight.
Velocity also prevents an object from falling towards the centre of gravity. Throwing a ball causes it to travel a distance before its trajectory causes it to hit the ground. (The friction of the atmosphere also takes energy out of the ball causing it to hit the ground sooner than if there were no atmosphere). If you threw the ball hard enough its trajectory would miss the ground and it would go into orbit - where it continues to fall, but all the time missing the ground.
This is what planets are doing in their orbit. They stay in orbit because their velocity causes their trajectory to miss the sun, and the velocity balances out the pull of gravity from the sun in the same way that the rigid surface balances the force of gravity exerted on someone standing on the Earth.
What else can I help you with?
Why planets stay in orbit as they revovle around the sun?
Planets stay in orbit around the sun due to the gravitational force exerted by the sun. This force keeps the planets moving in a curved path, balancing the inward pull of gravity with the outward momentum of the planet's motion. This dynamic equilibrium ensures that the planets continue to revolve around the sun in stable orbits.
What forces keep the comet in orbit around the sun?
The comet is kept in orbit around the sun by the gravitational pull between the comet and the sun. This gravitational force acts as a centripetal force, keeping the comet moving in its elliptical orbit.
Is there a posibility that the earth will stop revolving around the sun?
the Earth will continue to revolve around the Sun as long as the Sun stays in the Solar System
Why do the planets revolve around the sun instead of the sun revolving around the planets?
The main reason is that the Sun is far more massive than the planets so if you look at the force of gravity, which operates between the Sun and each planet separately, that force is enough to hold the planet in its orbit round the Sun without the Sun having to move very much at all.The Sun is 330,000 times more massive than the Earth, so the force of gravity between them produces 330,000 times more acceleration on the Earth than it does on the Sun. That is why the Sun stays in one place.
What keeps Neptune in our solar system in orbit around the sun?
Neptune stays in orbit around the Sun due to the gravitational pull between the two bodies. The Sun's gravity keeps Neptune in its orbit, just as it does for all the other planets in the solar system. This balance between the Sun's gravitational pull and Neptune's orbital speed keeps it from moving away or falling into the Sun.
How does the sun stay in orbit?
The Sun stays in orbit because of gravity. This is also why all the planets stay in orbit too. Gravity pulls the planets towards the Sun. Without gravity, the planets would be wandering all over the universe.
The sun stays in one place?
Not by a long shot. NOTHING stays in one place. What would that mean? There are no reference points that can reliably give us a stationary object anywhere in the universe. The earth and other planets orbit around the sun, but the sun makes a really big orbit around the galaxy that takes millions of years. The planets tag along.
If a planet runs into the sun will the sun explode?
Planets can't run in to the sun. It stays on orbit.
Why planets stay in orbit as they revovle around the sun?
Planets stay in orbit around the sun due to the gravitational force exerted by the sun. This force keeps the planets moving in a curved path, balancing the inward pull of gravity with the outward momentum of the planet's motion. This dynamic equilibrium ensures that the planets continue to revolve around the sun in stable orbits.
Which force is responsible for the orbit of the earth?
The Earth stays in its orbit under the force of gravity from the Sun, which is much more massive than all the planets.
How many times does the sun go around?
The sun does not go around anything. It stays relatively stationary in the center of our solar system while the planets orbit around it. This is known as heliocentrism, which was proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century.
What forces keep the comet in orbit around the sun?
The comet is kept in orbit around the sun by the gravitational pull between the comet and the sun. This gravitational force acts as a centripetal force, keeping the comet moving in its elliptical orbit.
Is there a posibility that the earth will stop revolving around the sun?
the Earth will continue to revolve around the Sun as long as the Sun stays in the Solar System
What is a spacecraft that stays in orbit around a planet or moon?
A spacecraft that stays in orbit around a planet or moon is called a planetary orbiter. They are designed to study the surface, atmosphere, and environment of the celestial body they are orbiting.
Has the Hubble been to Pluto?
No, the Hubble Telescope stays in orbit around the Earth.
Why this satellite keeps on revolving around earth?
Which satellite are you referring to ? Satellites stay in orbit because the force trying to 'throw them out into space' is counter-balanced by the gravitational pull of the earth. Those that are revolving round the planet (as opposed to geostationary ones) do so, because they were set in a side-ways motion when they were launched.
How do the moon sun and earth move as a system in terms of rotation and revolution?
The Sun stays still while the Earth rotates on its axis while revolving around the Sun. The Moon rotates on its axis while revolving around the Earth.
