Use this image and your knowledge of physics to answer the following questions: (*Mercury is the 1st planet from the sun and takes 88 days to orbit. Neptune is the 8th planet and takes 165 Earth years to orbit.) Explain why Mercury is able to rotate around the sun without falling in. Explain why Neptune is able to rotate around the sun slower without falling in. What slows down all of these objects on the model of space / time (the sheet), but would not slow them down in space? Explain:

Use this image and your knowledge of physics to answer the following questions: (*Mercury is the 1st planet from the sun and takes 88 days to orbit. Neptune is the 8th planet and takes 165 Earth years to orbit.) Explain why Mercury is able to rotate around the sun without falling in. Explain why Neptune is able to rotate around the sun slower without falling in. What slows down all of these objects on the model of space / time (the sheet), but would not slow them down in space? Explain:

Modern Physics

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781111794378

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Chapter1: Relativity I

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 25P

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