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The Earth has a greater mass than you do. It certainly moves towards you, but much less than you do. This can be explained by Conservation of Momentum, or equivalently, by Newton's Second Laws and Newton's Third Law. (By the Second Law, Earth's force on you is the same as your force on the Earth. By the Third Law, the effect on a larger mass, of the same force, is less.)
Technically, as you jump up, the Earth is pushed down; as you come down, the Earth moves up (and meets you). But you weight little and the Earth weighs much more -- so don't expect to see any movement. Besides the Earth is less of a whole than you are. For instance, in a canoe, you jump out to the right. The canoe (and some water -- read "and some of the Earth") move to the left.
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How does gravity make something move across the surface of earth?
the pull of earth's gravity makes any objects fall to the ground.As the moon goes around earth, its gravity pulls on earth causing water in the oceans to move toward the moon.Earths gravity also pulls on the moon.
Why do earthquakes start at all?
That heat from the earth's mantle causes the tectonic or lithospheric plates of the earth's crust to move away or toward each other is the reason why earthquakes start.
Heat from the earths center flows toward the suface because why?
Heat from the Earth rises to the surface because heat rises. Heat rises because it is energy and the atoms are looking for more space to move freely in.
Why does polaris not move if earth rotates around sun?
it does move
Which changes occur in the composition of the earth's interior layers as you move toward the core?
I think its the last one. The material is hotter and denser. I'm doing the assessment now. ^ Brinaq: K12 FTW! ^ Kiwi: Yeah K12 FTW!
Why the earth does not move when i jump on the surface of it?
the earth is too large to move
What is the force that causes objects to move toward the center of the earth?
Gravity is the force that causes objects to move toward the center of the earth. This force is proportional to the mass of the object and the mass of the earth, and it decreases with distance from the center of the earth.
What is the name of the theory that explains how forces within the earth can cause ocean floor to spread and continents to move?
Theory of plate tectonics explains how forces deep within earth can cause ocean floors to spread and continents to move
If you jump do the water on the other side of the earth move?
NO. The Earth is way too vast for that to happen.
What is the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's outermost layer move and change?
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What is the name of the theory that explains how forces deep within earth can cause ocean floors to spread and continent to move?
Theory of plate tectonics explains how forces deep within earth can cause ocean floors to spread and continents to move
What explains the movement of the Earth?
The earth's crust moves because the earth has tectonic plates that move because the magma under the earth's surface is constantly boiling. Since the water moves, it causes the earth's crust to move.
Why do things move toward earth but not toward people?
Because Earth's gravitational pull is far greater than any gravitational pull possessed by humans..
What is the natural force that causes an object move toward the center of Earth?
Gravity is the natural force that causes an object to move toward the center of Earth. This force is proportional to the mass of the object and the mass of Earth, and inversely proportional to the distance between the object and the Earth's center.
What explains the theory of plate tectonics?
the theory explains how Earth's plates form and move. it also explains how plates interact ,producing volcanoes,mountain range ,earthquakes,and featurs of the ocean floor
Why doesn't the earth move when you jump in a pool?
maybe because what you said made no sense
If you jump up on a plane in midflight will you move slightly to the back of the plane?
The previous answerer misunderstood the question, which is about jumping inside the cabin of a plane in flight, not jumping *out* of the plane. You will not move toward the back of the plane, as long as the plane isn't accelerating. Think about the Earth -- it's orbiting the sun at tremendous speed, but you don't fly off it when you jump up and down in your yard.
