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State whether the given situation relates to a contact force or a non-contact force.
$$\text{The earth is revolving around the sun.}$$

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The earth revolves around the sun under the action of gravitational force on the earth by the sun.
Gravitational force is a non-contact force. Therefore, the given situation relates to a non-contact force.

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