Is gravity the force that pulls objects together?

Answer 1

The exact scientific explanations of gravity are far too complex for this forum. The simple explanation is that every body that has mass attracts every other body that has mass. The more massive the two bodies are the more they attract each other. The more distant they are, the less they attract. Earth has a huge mass, billions and billions of times the size of a human. All of that taken together pulls everything and everyone toward the center of the earth. You may not be aware of it, but your body is also pulling the earth toward you. We can see the effect of a smaller body pulling on a larger one when we see the tides. The moon, a quarter of a million miles away, is affecting the water and the outer crust of the earth, even though the moon is only a little more than 1% of the earth's mass. Further out, tiny Pluto was discovered (in part) because it was affecting the orbits of the gas giant planets Neptune and Uranus.

Answer 2

The mutual forces of gravitational attraction pull the Earth and

an object on it toward the center of each other.

You are pulled toward the center of the Earth with a force called

your "weight", and the Earth is pulled toward the center of you

by a force of exactly the same strength.

Answer 3

For every object, gravity causes a force that pulls the object toward the center

of the Earth, and an equal force that pulls the Earth toward the center of the object.

It also causes a force that pulls the object toward the center of every other object,

and a force that pulls every other object toward the center of the first object.

Answer 4

Yes, gravity is the force that pulls objects toward each other. It is responsible for the interaction between objects with mass and is what keeps planets in orbit around stars and objects on Earth's surface.

Answer 5

The force that pulls an object toward earth also pulls the earth toward the object.

The two forces are equal. Together, we refer to them as the force of gravity.

Answer 6

Yes, gravity is the force that pulls 2 objects together

Answer 7

Yes, gravitational forces are always attractive.

Answer 8

no, it does not. It pulls toward the center of the Earth.

Answer 9

Yes, but heavier objects have more gravity than lighter ones. If the object is light enough, gravity can't overcome other forces such as friction.