UNIVERSE
SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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orbit the earth with a very high velocity
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continue to move in a straight line and would not orbit Earth.
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collide with the planet Earth
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gravity keeps the Earth and Moon in their orbits. Earth’s gravity pulls the Moon toward Earth’s center. Without gravity, the Moon would continue moving in a straight line. It would fly off into space.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the case of the moon, the moon wants to move in a straight line motion but due to earth’s gravity, which is an outside force, the moon moves slightly out of the line and continues the circular motion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Moon is smaller than the Earth and orbits around the Earth in 27.3 days as the Earth revolves around the Sun. The Moon is held in orbit around the Earth by the force of gravity. In turn the Earth and all the other planets in the solar system are held in orbit around the Sun by the force of gravity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gravity in our universe Gravity is what holds the planets in orbit around the sun and what keeps the moon in orbit around Earth. The gravitational pull of the moon pulls the seas towards it, causing the ocean tides. Gravity creates stars and planets by pulling together the material from which they are made.
Detailed explanation-5: -1) No, moon travel in a circular path around the Earth. Yes there is net acting on the moon. This force is gravitational force by the Earth.