Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Why do satellites stay in orbit? Why don't they crash into Earth due to the planet's gravity? Newton’s law of universal gravitation describes what happens. Every object in the universe is attracted to every other object. Gravity makes an apple fall to the ground. Gravity also keeps you from floating away into the sky. Gravity holds the Moon in orbit around Earth. It keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun.


Q: What keeps earth in orbit around the sun?


A:
gravity