Question

Why do the planets not travel in a straight path?
A.) The forces of inertia and gravity cause them to move in a elliptical orbit around Earth.
B.) The forces of inertia cause the planets to move in curved paths around the sun.
C.) The forces of gravity and inertia combine to produced elliptical orbits around the sun.
D.) all of the above

Answer 1

whats ur guess

Answer 2

@Avriii please tell me ur guess

Answer 3

you know If the planets traveled in straight lines, then their orbits would be perfect
plus the gravitational pull is constantly getting stronger and weaker

Answer 4

so whats ur guess

Answer 5

@mruna_cp DONT GIVE STRAIGHT ANSWERS

Answer 6

Orbits are the result of a perfect balance between the forward motion of a body in space, such as a planet, and the pull of gravity on it from another body in space, such as Sun. An object with a lot of mass goes forward and wants to keep going forward; however, the gravity of another body in space pulls it in. There is a continuous tug-of-war between the one object wanting to go forward and away and the other wanting to pull it in.These forces of inertia and gravity have to be perfectly balanced for an orbit to happen. If the forward movement (inertia) of one object is too strong, the object will speed past the other one and not enter orbit. If inertia or momentum is much weaker than the pull of gravity, the object will be pulled into the other one completely and crash.

Answer 7

@godgavemeyou ok, sorry

Answer 8

its ok @mruna_cp

Answer 9

@godgavemeyou, when someone asks a question, they expect an answer. And @mruna_cp gave a well balanced and informative answer to the question. This forum does not dictate how people respond to a request.

Answer 10

Mrua did after i told her not to give straight answers

Answer 11

@godgavemeyou, you were here to help, so was @mruna_cp, no one dictates terms here. Please keep this academic and enjoy, thats my only request.