SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sun has a huge gravitational pull on the planets in our solar system, but they do not fall into the sun because ____
A
there is a mutual gravitational pull from the planets in the opposite direction.
B
the gravitation pull from the sun is far too strong.
C
the planets have a stronger gravitational pull than the sun.
D
gravity is a lie.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sun’s gravity pulls the planets in orbit around it, and some planets pull moons in orbit around them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because the Sun is the largest, most massive object in our solar system, it also has the strongest gravitational force in our solar system. It pulls every one of the planets (and everything else) toward its center of mass.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gravity of the Sun The more massive the pulling body, the more energy one would need to overcome the attractive gravitational force pulling one towards the body. All of the planets are gravitationally bound to the Sun, in the sense that they don’t have enough energy to escape the Sun’s gravity well.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gravity also gets weaker with distance. So, the closer objects are to each other, the stronger their gravitational pull is.

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