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The simple answer is that gravity is actually an extremely weak force. A common fridge magnet can overcome the attraction of the entire Earth!
Gravity only becomes powerful for very heavy objects like planets and stars. Everyday objects as well as people are simply not massive enough to provide much of a force.
The reason why gravity (though weak) is the dominant force at long range is that gravity only adds to itself; adding more mass only makes it stronger and you cannot really stop gravity.
Compare this to the electromagnetic force; although it is much more powerful it acts on charges, and both positive and negative charges exist. Therefore you can stop the electromagnetic force by negating a charge by adding the opposite charge to it.
The Universe is largely electrically neutral, so long range electromagnetic forces do not appear.
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When did gravity come?
Gravity has been around as long as there has been mass. They come together; you can't separate them.
How does gravity affect the bounce of a basketball?
Gravity affects the bounce of a basketball because if there is gravity, the basketball will come back down after it bounces. But if there is no gravity, the basketball will bounce and travel indefinitely upwards and never come back down until a gravitational force pulls the basketball towards it.
Which is not an example of gravity?
Nothing, gravity affects everything in the universe every yocto-second. You cant come up with a non example. Even anti-gravity is an example of gravity since your just reversing the pull of gravity to a push.
What does the law of gravity explain?
No matter what happens what goes up must come down. For example if you jump up into the air you have to come down because of the force of gravity. Same for space travel. If you jump on the moon you must come down.
Why do things that go up always come down?
because of gravity
How did people come to know that earth was flat?
People back then thought earth was flat because when they walked they didnt know that they were going upside down or sideways because gravity pulled them down and they thought everything was just flat.
Where did gravity come from. What did Gravity come from. and When did Gravity come into being?
Of those three questions, the only one that makes any sense is the last one. Gravity doesn't come from a place (the "Where" part) or a thing (the "What" part). Gravity is strongly suspected to have come into existence at the time of the Big Bang, along with the other three fundamental forces. If the Theory of Everything people are right, at extremely high energies the forces combine; gravity would probably have been the first to separate out, at about one Planck time after the Big Bang (a "Planck time" is about 5 x 10-44 seconds).
What forces act in space?
Gravity. Every object exerts a gravitational pull on others. If two particles come into proximity in the near vacuum of space they will be attracted to each other, as they are free from the influence of stronger external forces.
How come earth has less gravity than other planets?
Gravity is directly related to mass. More mass, more gravity. Less mass, less gravity.
When did gravity come?
Gravity has been around as long as there has been mass. They come together; you can't separate them.
How did asteroid belt get there?
The asteroid belt is theorized to be pieces of what was supposed to be a planet located between Mars and Jupiter. These pieces, or planetesimals, were unable to come together to form a larger planet because they were pulled apart by gravity.
Is it more painful to have your canine teeth pulled out if they are growing on top of other teeth?
Having a tooth pulled regardless of the location will hurt, most dentists and oral surgeons will prescribe Ibuprofen or Vicodin after tooth extractions. However, If it's a deciduous tooth (baby tooth) and your other canine is coming in, it would be smarter to have it pulled as to allow the permanent tooth room to come in. Otherwise your tooth could come in crooked.
Does gravity come from the ocean?
Not only from the ocean. EVERY object in the Universe attracts EVERY OTHER OBJECT, through a force called gravity. So, the ocean attracts us, but so does every other part of planet Earth.
What if your 7 year old brother pulled your pants down and pulled his down and rubbed you?
do a come back!
Where did the gravity come from when our planet was made because there is no gravity in space?
There is gravity everywhere. Every particle of mass in the universe is gravitationally attracted to every other particle, right now. Whoever told you that there is no gravity in space either knew not whereof he spake or else was pulling your chain, and you fell for it.
What is the Gravity in horse jumping?
You come up, you come down.
Where does the gravity of a planet come from?
Its mass
