Using the Law of Gravitation, explain why the moon orbits the earth and the planets orbit the sun.

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Biology

Koen Liu

23 February, 23:36

Using the Law of Gravitation, explain why the moon orbits the earth and the planets orbit the sun.

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Ashly Hendrix · Answer 1

The gravity from the sun is the answer i believe

Julianne Decker · Answer 2

The gravity of the Sun keeps them in their orbits rotating. Just as the Moon orbits the Earth because of the pull of earth's gravity, the earth orbits the Sun because of the pull of the Sun's gravitational pull.