Relativity Q
Classical Mechanics
Level
2
Does Earth lose kinetic energy while orbiting the Sun?
Yes
No
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1 solution
Yes because of Gravitational Waves,but the rate of energy loss is extremely low so that the orbit remains significantly unchanged for many million years.
Gravitational wave radiation