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Why does the Earth orbit the sun? Why doesn't it just fly out into space?

A.electromagnetic energy
B.magnetic field
C.the sun is a star
D.gravity

User Miguel Figueiredo
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Answer:

d

Step-by-step explanation:

Just as the Moon orbits the Earth because of the pull of Earth's gravity, the Earth orbits the Sun because of the pull of the Sun's gravity.

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