Choose the BEST answer to the following: If gravity between the Sun and Earth suddenly vanished. Earth would continue moving in (a) a curve. (b) a straight line. (c) an outward spiral. (d) an inward spiral.

Choose the BEST answer to the following: If gravity between the Sun and Earth suddenly vanished. Earth would continue moving in (a) a curve. (b) a straight line. (c) an outward spiral. (d) an inward spiral.

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