Question

The force that acts as the centripetal force that a planet requires to revolve around Sun is

• A. the heat energy of the sun
• B. the gravitational pull of the sun
• C. the magnetic pull of the sun
• D. the electrostatic pull of the sun

Answer 1

The correct option is B

the gravitational pull of the sun

The gravitational pull of sun provides necessary centripetal acceleration to the planet to revolve around it. This force depends on the product of the mass of the planet and the sun and the distance between them.