Orbit

Real World Example

Imagine trying to keep a hula hoop spinning steadily around your waist. Just like the hula hoop needs the perfect balance of speed and rhythm to stay in motion around your body, Earth needs the right balance of speed and gravitational pull to maintain its orbit around the Sun. In this analogy, your waist represents the Sun, the hula hoop is Earth, and the rhythmic motion you use to keep it spinning is similar to the gravitational force and momentum that keep Earth in its orbit.