SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The planets orbit the sun because they are attracted by the sun’s ____
A
heat
B
light
C
gravity
D
friction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sun’s gravity pulls the planets in orbit around it, and some planets pull moons in orbit around them. Even spacecraft are in motion through the solar system, either in orbit around the Earth or Moon, or traveling to further worlds, because of gravitational forces.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since the sun has a greater mass, it has a greater gravitational force that attracts the bodies with lesser masses. In addition, gravity produces the centripetal force, which is the inward pull that prevents the planets from moving out of their orbits.

Detailed explanation-3: -Just like this, the Sun also has a large force of gravity pulling things towards it. This means that all the planets in our Solar System orbit around the Sun because it has a strong gravitational pull. It is so large, that its gravity is strong enough to pull all the planets close to it.

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