GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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What would happen to the gravitational pull between the sun and Earth if Earth were CLOSER to the sun?
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The gravitational pull between these two objects would decrease.
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There would be no change in the gravitational pull.
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The gravitational pull would no longer exist with any change in distance.
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The gravitational pull between these two objects would increase.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The closer a planet is to the Sun, the stronger the Sun’s gravitational pull on it, and the faster the planet moves. The farther it is from the Sun, the weaker the Sun’s gravitational pull, and the slower it moves in its orbit.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, the if the distance between sun and earth is increased by three times the attarction force is decreased by 89%.
Detailed explanation-3: -You don’t fly off into space because the Earth and you experience the same acceleration due to the Sun’s gravitational force, so you orbit together; this is sometimes called the equivalence principle. If, however, you were floating near Earth but closer to the Sun, you would experience stronger gravity.
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