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If the gravitational force disappeared , Earth would break away from its orbit and continue travelling in a ..............line into space.

If the gravitational force disappeared , Earth would break away from its orbit and-example-1
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A straight line into space.

Without the sun’s gravitational force, earth would not continue its elliptical orbit around the sun. All of the planets would travel in a straight line away from the sun if not for its strong gravitational pull.
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