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Why does Earth orbit the Sun rather than any other body in the solar system? A) The mutual repulsions among all the planets hold Earth in its orbit.

B) The Earth is closer to the Sun than other bodies in the solar system.
C) The Sun is the most massive object; gravitational attraction is related to mass.
D) The rotational motions of all the planets, including Earth, cause them to remain in its orbit around the Sun.

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C) The Sun is the most massive object; gravitational attraction is related to mass.

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C because the more amounts of mass an object has will give it a bigger gravitational field
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