The gravitational force between earth and the sun is a two-way force. both the planet and the sun attract each other. however, earth revolves around the sun rather than the sun revolving around earth. which statement best explains the orbit of the earth around the sun? a) the sun is at the center of the solar system. b) the sun’s mass is much greater than earth’s. c) earth rotates about its axis, but the sun does not. d) other planets also try to move the sun around them.