In what direction do the gravitational forces act?

Answer 1

Gravity is essentially the attraction of masses between each other. So gravity between the earth and moon, for instance, points in both directions between those two objects. The earth's gravity is pulling the moon and the moon's gravity is pulling the earth.

Answer 2

Gravitational forces act radially, pulling objects towards the center of the gravitational field, such as towards the Earth's center in the case of gravity on Earth. The force decreases as the distance between the objects increases, following the inverse square law.

Answer 3

In space, the strongest gravity comes from the nearest star, assuming all stars have the same mass (impossible). If the universe has only two equal masses, and you are in the middle, you will have no gravitational pull (zero G). Considering the number of stars and planets in the universe, I would say that gravity may very well be coming from every direction. Again, the strongest gravity comes from the star which is the heaviest and/or closest.

Answer 4

The direction of Earth's acceleration due to gravity is towards the center of the sun. The direction of the acceleration due to Earth's gravity is towards the center of the Earth. So, from the reference frame of the Earth's surface, the former acceleration vector is pointed toward the sun and the latter acceleration vector is pointed down.

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We must admit that kbh is definitely on the right track. But by the same token,

the earth must have a component of acceleration toward the center of every mass

with which it is not in contact. That includes the moon, Proxima Centauri, every

rain drop, and every toddler in the process of falling down.

The directions of the mutual forces due to gravity are toward the earth's center of mass

and toward the center of mass of every other piece of mass in the universe. The direction

of each resulting acceleration is the same as the direction of the corresponding force.

Answer 5

The direction of the gravitational force is directly between the centers of the

masses being attracted toward each other by the gravitational force. On Earth,

that's always toward the center of the Earth, or close to it.

The direction of acceleration due to a force is always in the same direction as the force.

Answer 6

Gravity is the reason for the pair of forces between every two objects that have mass.

The forces always pull the two objects together, each one gets pulled toward the center

of the other one.

When I'm Bowling, there are a pair of gravitational forces pulling me and the Earth

together, another pair of forces pulling the bowling ball and the Earth together,

and another pair of forces pulling me and the bowling ball together.

But the only forces that we ever notice are the gravitational forces between us and

the Earth, since it's the biggest mass around. The forces of gravity between me and

the Earth pull me and the Earth together along the line between my center and the

Earth's center. In exactly the same way, when I drop the bowling ball, the forces of

gravity between the bowling ball and the Earth pull the ball and the Earth together

along the line between the center of the ball and the center of the Earth.

Wherever we are, the direction of the biggest force we feel is toward the center of

the Earth. That's the direction we call "down", but it's actually different directions at

different places on the Earth. "Down" in Beijing, China, and "down" on the east coast

of Argentina, are exactly opposite directions ... they point at each other (through

the Earth).

Answer 7

Gravity points to wherever there is a mass. If you are standing on a planet or planetoid, the pull of gravity would pull you in some direction (towards the center of the planet or planetoid); you would say that that is "down".

Answer 8

It pulls to the center of earth if i did not we would be pulled by the force away.

Answer 9

Gravitational forces act towards the most dense part of an object, such as the center of the Earth.

Answer 10

in which direction does gravity pull?