GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Gravity keeps planets in orbit around the stars, helping them to form and maintain their shapes.
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Gravity pulls everything towards the center of a celestial body, allowing planets and stars to form and maintain their spherical shapes
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The gravitational attraction towards the center of a galaxy results in the spiral formation of that galaxy and the formation of planets and stars.
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The gravitational attraction between planets and stars is responsible for the formation of larger gaseous planets and stars versus the smaller, rocky planets.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gravity has a significant role in the formation of our Solar System. Which of the following provides the best reasoning for the role of gravity in the formation of individual planets and stars? Gravity keeps planets in orbit around the stars, helping them to form and maintain their shapes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sun is by far the most massive object in the solar system, so its gravitational field is the strongest, which is why planets orbit the sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most noticeable effects of gravity in the solar system is the orbit of the planets. The sun could hold 1.3 million Earths so its mass has a strong gravitational pull. When a planet tries to go past the sun at a high rate of speed, gravity grabs the planet and pulls it towards the sun.