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Which is a factor that keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun?

the orbital path of the moon
the gravitational pull of the Sun
the continuous motion of the universe
Earth’s changing speed and direction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The gravitational pull of the Sun.

Sun’s gravity provides the inward (centripetal) force that bends Earth’s straight-line motion into a curved path, producing the orbit.