alleryStart learning →What force keeps the planets going around the Sun in their paths?
AFriction of space dust
BMagnetism of the Moon
CGravity of the Sun
DPressure of sound waves
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gravity of the Sun
The Sun's gravity pulls on every planet and keeps each one in orbit.
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