Question

Suppose the Sun were to suddenly disappear. What would happen to the orbital path of Earth?



It would stay the same, but the Earth would speed up.

It would stay the same, but the Earth would slow down.

It would follow a path perpendicular to the radius of its current orbit.

It would spiral outward in an ever-increasing orbit.

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

3rd?

Answer 3

@Abhisar

Answer 4

Yes, the earth will start moving tangentially to its previous orbit due to lack of centripetal force which was being provided by the sun's gravitational pull.

Answer 5

thanks a lot:))

Answer 6

You're most welcome ^_^