The sun is so massive that is exerts a extreme amount of gravitational force. It pulls on earth to keep it in orbit, but why doesn't gravity pull us into the sun? Main reason please! * 2 points It is because we aren't close enough, if we were closer we would be dragged into the sun It is because of inertia, which means that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by something else. CT It is because earth's gravity counteracts it and pushes back against the sun It's because the earth is flat and being thrown like a frisbee around the sun thus floating around it

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Question
The sun is so massive that is exerts a extreme amount of gravitational
force. It pulls on earth to keep it in orbit, but why doesn't gravity pull us into
the sun? Main reason please!
* 2 points
It is because we aren't close enough, if we were closer we would be dragged into the
sun
It is because of inertia, which means that an object in motion stays in motion unless
acted upon by something else.
CT It is because earth's gravity counteracts it and pushes back against the sun
It's because the earth is flat and being thrown like a frisbee around the sun thus
floating around it
Answer

It is because of inertia, which means that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by something else.

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Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion. In the case of the Earth orbiting the Sun, the Earth is...
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