If the force of gravity between the sun and the planets suddenly disappear, what type of path would the planets follow?
a. zigzag
b. straight line
c. circular
d. trajectory
2007-08-22 01:25:27 · 5 answers · asked by Arvelyn A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Yes, they are already traveling in a straight line. It is space that is warped which makes the planets appear to travel in a circular orbit. If the warping was eliminated, they would continue in a straight line until/unless they came in direct contact with another object.
2007-08-22 01:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be a straight line, tangential to the orbit that they were following at the instant that the force of gravity disappeared.
2007-08-22 09:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Twiggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b
they already follow a straight line... but the presence of gravity keeps correcting it....
course, gravity like evolution, is 'just' a theory
GL
2007-08-22 08:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by Man of Ideas 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
b. Straight line =)
2007-08-22 08:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by FrenchLover 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
TRAJECTORY.
2007-08-22 08:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋