Nothing keeps them from being pulled. Earth's gravity certainly pulls on them.
Theoretically it's independent, but often in practice you just weigh something and convert.
The force between two objects being pulled together by gravitational attraction increases as their masses or the distance between them increases. This force is governed by Newton's law of universal gravitation, which states that the force is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the two objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
The differential gravitational fields of the sun and the moon. (Actually all the planets have some effect ... but its all too small to be detected.) Note that the small moon has at least 4 times the effect of the giant sun - because it's NOT the gravitational field BUT the difference in the field on the opposite sides of the Earth.
Water vapor is not pulled down by gravity because its molecules are constantly moving and colliding with each other. The random thermal motion of water vapor molecules counteracts the gravitational force pulling them down, leading to a dynamic equilibrium. Additionally, water vapor is lighter than air, so it tends to rise rather than being pulled down by gravity.
CFC's chlorofluorocarbons
I believe your answer would be gravity. You are always being pulled by the Earths gravitational force, and it is what keeps your feet on the ground, and fall down if you are not conected to something.
Nothing, the force in question IS gravitational attraction.
The planets are kept in orbit around the sun due to the gravitational force between them. This force, which is a balance between the planet's inertia and the sun's gravitational pull, keeps the planets moving in a stable path around the sun.
a giant meteor was pulled into earths gravity being too big it could only orbit earth
I would think by getting pulled into gravitational forces and being swung right back out into space.
There is Gravity everywhere that man knows of. Gravity is created by the mass of any object, even you and me. However our gravitational pull is too small for someone to feel it. Side note: The reason astronauts are "weightless" is because of how they orbit the Earth. They are being pulled out, kind of like you are pulled when you turn a corner fast, but they are also being pulled by the Earth.
Earth's gravitational pull causes the ball to fall back down to the ground after being tossed. The strength of the gravitational pull determines how quickly the ball falls and how high it can be thrown.
Gravitational wobble is the effect of an object being pulled by the gravitational forces of other nearby objects, causing it to slightly shift or wobble in its orbit or rotation. This phenomenon can be observed in celestial bodies like planets and moons as they interact with each other gravitationally.
They don't. They have just as much gravitational force on them as you and me. The difference is the two initial frames of reference. You and I are being held down to planet. They are "falling" around the planet in an orbital free fall.
In orbit, astronauts appear weightless and float because they are in a state of constant freefall towards Earth. Due to the lack of air resistance and the gravitational pull being the only force acting on them, they experience the sensation of weightlessness.
Theoretically it's independent, but often in practice you just weigh something and convert.
Theoretically it's independent, but often in practice you just weigh something and convert.