GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth ____
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orbits the Sun.
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orbits the moon.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As the Sun is very large, it exerts a great gravitational force on Earth. The Sun’s gravitational force is like the tetherball rope, in that it constantly pulls Earth toward it. Earth, however, like the tetherball, is traveling forward at a high rate of speed, which balances the gravitational effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gravitational force is a non-contact force.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gravity is one major force that creates tides. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton explained that ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon on the oceans of the earth (Sumich, J.L., 1996).
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