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earth is attracted to. the sun by. the. force of. gravity. why. doesn't the earth fall into. the. sun

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The earth's momentum, its centripetal and centrifugal forces, prevent it from falling into the sun.

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because of the balance in centripetal and centrifugal forces.

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