What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it? A. the large distance of the plane

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What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it?
A. the large distance of the planets from the sun
B. the size and shape of the planets around the sun
C. the sun's weak gravity
D. the planets' speed as they orbit the sun

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D. the planets' speed as they orbit the sun.

Explanation: a planet's tangential speed makes it continuously "fall around" the Sun rather than straight into it. Gravity provides the centripetal force needed for circular/elliptical motion (mv^2/r ≈ GMm/r^2), so with the right speed the planet stays in orbit.

What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it?
A. the large distance of the planets from the sun
B. the size and shape of the planets around the sun
C. the sun's weak gravity
D. the planets' speed as they orbit the sun

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What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it? A. the large distance of the planets from the sun B. the size and shape of the planets around the sun C. the sun's weak gravity D. the planets' speed as they orbit the sun

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What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it?
A. the large distance of the planets from the sun
B. the size and shape of the planets around the sun
C. the sun's weak gravity
D. the planets' speed as they orbit the sun