Because the mass f the Earth is way greater then the apple's mass. Though apple attracts earth it is so negligible that it is equal to 0
Yes, the apple does attract the Earth due to gravity. However, the force of gravity is much stronger on more massive objects, so the Earth's gravitational pull on the apple is much greater than the apple's pull on the Earth. As a result, you do not visibly see the Earth moving towards an apple.
F = G(m1m2/r2)As you see both masses attract one another and are actually in accelerationtowards one another, but the mass of the earth is so much more than the applethat the acceleration of the earth towards the apple is quite negligible.==========================Addendum:The acceleration of the Earth toward the apple may be quite negligible, but the force is not.The important thing to be aware of ... which the question asks and the first answer skips by ...is that there are forces of attraction in both directions, and the forces are equal.The Earth is attracted to the apple with exactly the same amount of force as the onethat attracts the apple toward the Earth. Another way to say this is: Whatever yourweight is on Earth, the Earth has exactly that same weight on you.Added:The above is not quite correct as the force is almost all due to the mass of the earth and one can assume the radius is just approximately the radius from the center of the earth to the apple on the surface, or there about. The question does not need an equal and opposite attraction answer as the implication of gravitational acceleration is obvious. The apple is not pressing down on the earth, nor is the converse implied.
In a sense, it is falling toward earth, but its orbital velocity causes it to miss from moment to moment. The moon is in a stable orbit around the earth, and that is due in part to the gravitational pull between the earth and moon, and in part to the moon's own velocity as it travels in its orbit. If we could put some unimaginably powerful rockets on the moon that would push sideways (not down toward earth) in such a way that the moon's orbital velocity would slow a great deal, then the moon WOULD fall to earth, and it would cause more trouble than a falling apple.
Imagine a table cloth held on by each corner above the ground. This is the universe. Put an apple on it. This is a planet. The apple makes a dent. This is gravity. Put grapes on the cloth. These are smaller planets. They are drawn to the apple. Put a soccer ball on the cloth. This is a very large planet. Everything moves towards it. Gravity.
The apple has mass. The Earth has mass. The apple falls down, and the Earth "falls" up. The Earth's motion is not measurable. The apple's motion is.
Yes, the apple does attract the Earth due to gravity. However, the force of gravity is much stronger on more massive objects, so the Earth's gravitational pull on the apple is much greater than the apple's pull on the Earth. As a result, you do not visibly see the Earth moving towards an apple.
The potential energy of the apple decreases as it falls towards the earth due to a conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy. This conversion occurs as gravitational potential energy is transformed into motion energy while the apple accelerates towards the ground.
In Apple Chess, you can perform castling by moving the king two squares towards a rook on its original square, then moving the rook to the square next to the king on the opposite side. This move can only be done if neither the king nor the rook have moved before and if there are no pieces between them.
Both the apple and the Earth accelerate toward each other due to the force of gravity acting between them, following Newton's third law of motion. However, since Earth is much larger and heavier, its acceleration is much smaller compared to the apple.
According to Newton's third law, the apple exerts an equal and opposite force on the Earth when it is dropped. This force is equal in magnitude to the force exerted on the apple and causes the Earth to accelerate towards the apple, although this acceleration is extremely small due to the Earth's large mass compared to the apple.
An apple falls downward due to gravity, a force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth. This force is stronger than any force pushing the apple upwards, causing it to fall towards the ground.
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No, it is not true that the Earth moves up to meet the apple when it falls towards the Earth. The Earth's mass is much greater than the apple's, so the effect of the apple falling towards the Earth is not noticeable in comparison to the Earth's massive size. The Earth's motion is not easily observable due to its large size and the force of gravity keeping everything in place.
Newton reasoned that the force of gravity pulling the apple towards the ground was the unbalanced force causing the apple to fall.
Many of the new schools in Markham, Ontario are moving towards Apple iMacs, including my school. However, the majority of the schools have Dell PCs. Personally, I'd prefer the iMacs, but they are extremely expensive.
A rock that is dropped, and a apple falling from a tree.Hold a ball in your hand, stretch out your arm, and drop the ball. As it is moving towards the ground, it is in free fall.