Question

How do objects, like the moon and other satellites, orbit the earth?

Answer 1

Objects orbit each other because of gravity.

Step-by-step explanation:

Due to gravity.

When we have two objects with mass.

There's a gravity force between them.

The more massive the object, the larger its gravitational pull.

The formula for the gravity force;
`Fg= G (m_(1) m_(2) )/(R_(2) )`

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Answer 2

When the force of earth's gravity equalises the speed of a satellite, it orbits the planet.

Without this equilibrium, the satellite would either fall back to earth or fly off into space in a straight line.