What keeps all planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and other bodies bound to the solar system?
A
Their shape
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B
Their colour
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C
Gravitational pull from the Sun
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D
Their size
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Solution
The correct option is C Gravitational pull from the Sun ∙ All planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and other bodies of our solar system revolve and hence have a tendency to move away from the Sun. ∙ The gravitational pull from the Sun keeps all the planets in their orbit.