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Which of the following keeps the earth from falling into the sun? A) its size relative to its shape B) its location in the solar system C) its graviational pull D) its inertia
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Which of the following keeps the earth from falling into the sun?

A) its size relative to its shape
B) its location in the solar system
C) its graviational pull
D) its inertia

User Basil Abubaker
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The answer I believe is its inertia. The earth is always already "falling" towards the sun because of the suns gravitational pull but the earths inertia helps maintain its orbit.
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