Describe
HOW GRAVITY GOVERNS MOTION WITHIN EARTH’S SOLAR SYSTEM
Including, but not limited to:
Gravity – force of attraction between two objects due to their masses
Larger masses have a larger gravitational force than smaller masses.
Tendency to pull objects towards the center of the object with the larger mass
Motion of our solar system
Revolution
Orbit
Recognize gravitational attraction (force) between:
Sun and planets
Planets travel in a curved path (ellipse) instead of a straight line.
Planets and their moons
Sun and other objects in our solar system
Comets
Asteroids