Hel Even faraway Pluto and Neptune, as well as the outer comets, are gravitationally connected to the Sun. Instead of flying off into other parts of space, they stay in our solar neighborhood.
—A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole,
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
Which cause-and-effect relationship does the passage describe?
The gravitational connection of the planets to the Sun causes them to stay in the solar system.
The gravitational connection of the planets to the Sun causes them to fly out into space.
The position of the planets in the solar system causes a gravitational connection.
The planets and comets are connected to the Sun by gravity.