Why does a ball fall to the ground?

Answer 1

The reaction force exerted by a ball on the earth is hard to see because the earth is much heavier than the ball. It the ball were as heavy as the earth the earth will do feel the reaction.

A Basketball weighs about 1 and a half pounds, the Earth weighs 13,200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 pounds. It's sort of like asking why you don't feel the blow when a mosquito lands on you. The difference being that you only weigh 30,000,000 times more than the mosquito while the Earth weighs many, many, many, many, many times more than the ball.

Answer 2

Because space is extremely curved in proximity to the huge mass of the earth.

Or because the force of gravity causes attraction between the ball and the Earth.

It depends on which aspect of physics you are using.

Answer 3

There is a force called "gravity" that pulls things down.

There is a force called "gravity" that pulls things down.

There is a force called "gravity" that pulls things down.

There is a force called "gravity" that pulls things down.

Answer 4

The force acting on you due to the gravitational attraction between you and the sun or the moon is

not noticed because they're so much smaller than the gravitational force between you and the earth.

If you don't notice the gravitational force between you and the earth, it's only because it has

been there all of your life and you have learned to ignore it. The force is what you call your

"weight", and it can be easily measured using a bathroom scale. If it were not there, then

you could flap your arms and fly up to the moon or the International Space Station for a visit.

Answer 5

Both the ball and the Earth exert the same amount of force on one another. However, since Earth's mass is many orders of magnitude greater than that of the ball, Earth's acceleration is negligible.

Answer 6

There is a force called "gravity" that pulls things down.

Answer 7

Because of the Earth's large mass.