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3. Explain why the planets orbit the Sun and why the orbits are slower the further

away a planet is from the Sun.

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The closer a planet is to the Sun, the stronger the Sun's gravitational pull on it, and the faster the planet moves. The farther it is from the Sun, the weaker the Sun's gravitational pull, and the slower it moves in its orbit.

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