https://www.khanacademy.org/science/grade-7-science-tx/xe25057200abc6bd6:earth-and-the-solar-system/xe25057200abc6bd6:gravity/v/gravity-and-the-solar-system 2026-06-30T14:20:41.927190319Z Gravity and the solar system Evidence suggests that our solar system was formed from a huge cloud of gas and dust, pulled together by gravity. This process formed the Sun and the objects that orbit around it. The shape of an orbit is called an ellipse. As an object completes an orbit, its distance to the Sun changes. The closer it is to the Sun, the faster it moves. Different objects orbit different distances from the Sun. The farther an object orbits from the Sun, the more time it takes to complete an orbit. Mahesh Shenoy video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/ZCdwTudJg6e6n-P2gsaUborP4izvMsGo71pvEVlX9dNYWcLXcP7VHkWpn2grt4TUP1KoJLQP9NswyHBuBLSFTBw Gravity and the solar system Evidence suggests that our solar system was formed from a huge cloud of gas and dust, pulled together by gravity. This process formed the Sun and the objects that orbit around it. The shape of an orbit is called an ellipse. As an object completes an orbit, its distance to the Sun changes. The closer it is to the Sun, the faster it moves. Different objects orbit different distances from the Sun. The farther an object orbits from the Sun, the more time it takes to complete an orbit. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/a0XHi4tCovg.mp4/a0XHi4tCovg.mp4 703 Gravity https://www.khanacademy.org/science/grade-7-science-tx/xe25057200abc6bd6:earth-and-the-solar-system/xe25057200abc6bd6:gravity/e/understand-gravity-and-the-solar-system 2026-07-01T14:20:47.211347275Z Understand: Gravity and the solar system Check your understanding of gravity's effects on our solar system with this set of free, standards-aligned practice questions. Molly Sauder exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/science/grade-7-science-tx/xe25057200abc6bd6:earth-and-the-solar-system/xe25057200abc6bd6:gravity/e/apply-gravity-and-the-solar-system 2026-07-01T14:20:47.211347275Z Apply: Gravity and the solar system Apply your understanding of gravity's effects on our solar system with this set of free, standards-aligned practice questions. Molly Sauder exercise