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Does the pull of earth's gravity get weaker the farther away you are from Earth?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes. The force of attraction between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of separation between the objects. That's why if we move away from the Earth (or any stellar object), the pull of gravity gets weaker.
You could also say that the farther you are from another mass, the smaller your *mutual* attraction by gravity, since all objects attract all other objects. It is only in asteroids, moons, planets, and stars that we begin to see it as an appreciable force.
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