Why would an observer out in space see the earth orbiting the sun rather than the sun orbiting the earth? The same force that pulls an apple to the earth pulls the earth toward the sun. The sun has much O more mass than the earth. The sun's gravity pulls on the earth, rather than the earth's gravity pulling on the sun. The force of gravity decreases with distance

Why would an observer out in space see the earth orbiting the sun rather than the sun orbiting the earth? The same force that pulls an apple to the earth pulls the earth toward the sun. The sun has much O more mass than the earth. The sun's gravity pulls on the earth, rather than the earth's gravity pulling on the sun. The force of gravity decreases with distance

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Why would an observer out in
space see the earth orbiting the
sun rather than the sun orbiting
the earth?
The same force that
pulls an apple to the
earth pulls the earth
toward the sun.
The sun has much
O more mass than the
earth.
The sun's gravity pulls
on the earth, rather
than the earth's gravity
pulling on the sun.
The force of gravity
O decreases with
distance.

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