Solar System

Karla S.
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  1. gravitation
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
    The Law of Gravitation

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    Strength of gravity
    What exactly is it that links the planets to the sun?
  2. Newton
    English mathematician and physicist
    In 1665, a brilliant young English scientist named Isaac Newton watched an apple fall.
  3. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
    The Law of Gravitation

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    Strength of gravity
    What exactly is it that links the planets to the sun?
  4. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    The Law of Gravitation

    Picture
    Strength of gravity
    What exactly is it that links the planets to the sun?
  5. orbit
    the path of a celestial body in its revolution about another
    And why do moons orbit the planets?
  6. solar system
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
    The sun, which has a mass many times larger than Earth's, has a gravitational pull strong enough to hold everything in the solar system in orbit around it.
  7. similarly
    in like manner
    Similarly, the sun's gravitational pull on Earth is stronger than it is on Saturn, which is much farther away.
Created on Thu Apr 05 11:43:29 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Apr 05 11:46:38 EDT 2012)

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