The gravitational force between Earth and the Sun is a two-way force. Both the planet and the Sun attract each other. However, Earth revolves around the Sun rather than the Sun revolving around Earth. Which statement BEST explains the orbit of the Earth around the Sun?

A) The Sun is at the center of the Solar System.

B) The Sun's mass is much greater than Earth's.

C) Earth rotates about its axis, but the Sun does not.

D) Other planets also try to move the Sun around them

Question

Cierra Golden

Physics

30 September, 19:44

The gravitational force between Earth and the Sun is a two-way force. Both the planet and the Sun attract each other. However, Earth revolves around the Sun rather than the Sun revolving around Earth. Which statement BEST explains the orbit of the Earth around the Sun?

A) The Sun is at the center of the Solar System.

B) The Sun's mass is much greater than Earth's.

C) Earth rotates about its axis, but the Sun does not.

D) Other planets also try to move the Sun around them

+5

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Raymond Arroyo · Answer 1

b

Explanation:

The Sun exert a gravitational pull on the earth just as the earth exert gravitational pull on the sun but the sun mass is bigger than the earth, hence the earth orbits round the sun in elliptical orbit due to the greater gravitational pull of the sun.