Planets orbit the Sun, while the Moon and other satellites orbit the Earth. Such orbital motion is the result of _______ and each satellite's forward inertia.

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anonymous · Answer

could it be gravity?

anonymous · Answer

Centripetal force or gravity could fit the statement.|dw:1398825928557:dw|

anonymous · Answer

"motion" pretty much includes the centripetal aspect, so I like gravity as the choice. Could be wrong.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

Yes the centripetal force. The orbital path is due to the force..

masumanwar · Answer

Earth is bound system to sun as the moon in its orbit rotating around the sun by the centripetal force and the gravitational force balance is actually due to the matter balance as the formation of galaxy system is bound object like that but in course of time it can happen otherwise