Which of the following would cause the earth to be pulled into the sun?

A. The Sun loses its gravitational pull.

B. The earth suddenly loses its inertia.

C. Mercury and Venus speed up in their orbit.

D. The core of the Earth grows causing it to lose some of its gravitational pull.

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Biology

Noah Lozano

15 January, 01:06

Which of the following would cause the earth to be pulled into the sun?

A. The Sun loses its gravitational pull.

B. The earth suddenly loses its inertia.

C. Mercury and Venus speed up in their orbit.

D. The core of the Earth grows causing it to lose some of its gravitational pull.

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Kyleigh Velazquez · Answer 1

B

Explanation:

If Earth loses it's orbital inertia, the movement of the Earth essentially ceases and the Sun's gravity would just drag the Earth in.

Which of the following would cause the earth to be pulled into the sun?A. The Sun loses its gravitational pull.B. The earth suddenly loses its inertia.C. Mercury and Venus speed up in their orbit.D. The core of the Earth grows causing it to lose some of its gravitational pull.

Which of the following would cause the earth to be pulled into the sun?

A. The Sun loses its gravitational pull.

B. The earth suddenly loses its inertia.

C. Mercury and Venus speed up in their orbit.

D. The core of the Earth grows causing it to lose some of its gravitational pull.