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What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it?(1 point)

the large distance of the planets from the sun

the sun's weak gravity

the planets' speed as they orbit the sun

the size and shape of the planets around the sun


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The planets speed as they orbit the sun

The planets are not pulled towards the sun because the planets' speed as they orbit the sun

The sun is at the center of the solar system. All the planets move round the sun in concentric circles.

The solar system is kept together by the force of gravity. The question now arises, "why does the sun not just pull in the planets?"

The answer lies in the fact that the  planets' speed as they orbit the sun.  The planets move faster when they are around the Sun but move slower when they are farther from the Sun.

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