The earth has a mass of about 6 × 1024 kg and orbits about the sun. as it orbits, it moves at over 60,000 miles per hour. with such great mass and speed, what keeps the earth from moving away from the sun and out of the solar system?
a. the sun's rate of rotation b. the speed at which the sun moves in the galaxy c. the sun's gravitational force d. the amount of heat that is continuously released from the sun