What Keeps the Planets and Moons in Orbit?

What Keeps the Planets and Moons in Orbit?
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Space and Astronomy
Solar System
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Integrate physical and Earth science with this worksheet about the physics of the solar system. Students will use reference materials to research planetary rotation, orbits, and gravitational pull.

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Concepts and Challenges Earth Science
Concepts and Challenges of Earth Science
From Pearson's Concepts and Challenges Earth Science.

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