Why do the planets orbit the sun and not the Earth?

A. Earth is not small enough to produce the kind of energy needed to control the other planets.
B. Earth is not close enough to the center to control the orbits of other planets.
C. Earth is not massive enough to have the kind of gravitational force needed to keep planets in orbit around it.
D. All of these choices are correct.
E. None of these choices are correct.


Answer: C

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