The Earth does not crash into the Sun because

A. Sun's gravitational field is weak at Earth's distance.
B. Earth has sufficient tangential speed.
C. Earth has less mass than the Sun.
D. the gravitational pull of other planets keeps the Earth in orbit.


Answer: B

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