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A student looks at an animated model of the planets orbiting the sun. What should the model show to demonstrate why planets do not end up going into the sun?(1 point)
Responses

The planets are too big to go into the sun.
The planets are too big to go into the sun.

The planets are made of rock and gas and cannot go into the sun.
The planets are made of rock and gas and cannot go into the sun.

The planets are far away so they cannot go into the sun.
The planets are far away so they cannot go into the sun.

The planets move too fast to go into the sun.

Answer 1

The most accurate response to demonstrate why planets do not end up going into the sun is:

**The planets move too fast to go into the sun.**

This answer reflects the concept of orbital dynamics where planets have a certain velocity that keeps them in orbit around the sun, balancing gravitational pull and their momentum.