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Why does ash from burning wood goes up into the air instead of going downwards even though gravity causes all things to fall downwards?
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Air. Density. Lighter or less dense objects float. The ash floats on the hot (less dense) air.
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While its true (but simplistic) that gravity causes things to fall downwards, the force is more powerful on heavy things then on light things. That's why air, which is very light, remains above the ground. Now, the ash from your campfire is light, but not as light as air, so at first glance it should still fall to the ground. But, you have to understand what's going on with the fire. As the fire warms the air directly above it, that air expands, becoming less dense. The force of gravity on that warm air lessens in comparison to the colder air around the campfire, causing the warmer air to rise. Ashes from your campfire are caught in this rising warm air. Because they have very large surface-area-to-mass ratios, they are much more affected by moving air than by gravity. (This is the same reason a sail on a sailboat billows out in a strong wind, rather than hanging limp.) And so, the ashes rise along with the rising warm air. However, if you continue to follow the flight of the ashes, you will see that, once the ash is freed from the rising warm air, it will eventually fall back to the ground
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