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    This presentation explains what gravity is, why it's important, and how it affects everything on Earth. Gravity is a non-contact force that causes all objects with mass to be drawn together. It is important because without gravity we could not live on Earth, stay in orbit around the sun, or breathe. The gravitational force between objects is affected by their masses and distance, with larger masses and closer objects having a stronger gravitational attraction.

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    This presentation explains what gravity is, why it's important, and how it affects everything on Earth. Gravity is a non-contact force that causes all objects with mass to be drawn together. It is important because without gravity we could not live on Earth, stay in orbit around the sun, or breathe. The gravitational force between objects is affected by their masses and distance, with larger masses and closer objects having a stronger gravitational attraction.

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    This presentation explains what gravity is, why it's important, and how it affects everything on Earth. Gravity is a non-contact force that causes all objects with mass to be drawn together. It is important because without gravity we could not live on Earth, stay in orbit around the sun, or breathe. The gravitational force between objects is affected by their masses and distance, with larger masses and closer objects having a stronger gravitational attraction.

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    What Is Gravity? PowerPoint

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    This presentation explains what gravity is, why it's important, and how it affects everything on Earth. Gravity is a non-contact force that causes all objects with mass to be drawn together. It is important because without gravity we could not live on Earth, stay in orbit around the sun, or breathe. The gravitational force between objects is affected by their masses and distance, with larger masses and closer objects having a stronger gravitational attraction.

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    What is

    Gravity?
    In this presentation I will explain what
    gravity is, why it’s important, and how it
    affects everything on Earth

    By Kyle Thompson
    • Gravity is the force that causes • Gravity is a non-contact force
    all objects to be drawn together. • This means that objects are pulled
    • Gravity is a force of attraction that towards each other without
    exists between any two masses, contact, making it a non-contact
    any two bodies, any two particles. force
    Gravity is not just the attraction
    between objects and the Earth.

    This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA


    Importance of
    Gravity on Earth
    • Without Earth’s gravity we couldn’t live on Earth
    • This is because gravity pulls us down to Earth
    and keeps us on the ground
    • Without gravity from the sun we would float off
    into outer space
    • The sun’s gravity keeps us in orbit and we get
    just the right temperature for life on Earth
    • Without the Earth’s gravity we wouldn’t be able to
    breathe
    • The gravitational pull from the Earth keeps the
    atmosphere in tact allowing us to breathe the
    oxygen that we need and not feel the negative
    affects of space
    What Factors Affect
    the Gravitational Force
    Between Objects?

    • Objects with greater mass have a stronger force of gravity between them. For example,
    because Earth is so massive, it attracts you and your desk more strongly that you and your
    desk attract each other. That’s why you and the desk remain in place on the floor rather
    than moving toward one another.
    • Objects that are closer together have a stronger force of gravity between them. For
    example, the moon is closer to Earth than it is to the more massive sun, so the force of
    gravity is greater between the moon and Earth than between the moon and the sun. That’s
    why the moon circles around Earth rather than the sun. You can see this in the Figure
    below.
    How the Masses of • When object 1 is 1x10^20 and object 2 is 5x10^20, the gravitational
    force is 5x10^20 because you multiply the first numbers to get the
    Objects Affect the gravitational force

    Gravitational Force • Since the gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of both
    interacting objects, more massive objects will attract each other with a
    Between Them greater gravitational force. So as the mass of either object increases, the
    force of gravitational attraction between them also increases.

    Mass of Object 1 1x10^20 3x10^20 2x10^20 3x10^20


    (kg)
    Mass of Object 2 1x10^20 1x10^20 2x10^20 4x10^20
    (kg)
    Gravitational 1x10^20 3x10^20 4x10^20 12x10^20
    Force (N)
    Summary
    • Gravity is a non-contact force that causes all
    objects with mass to be drawn together
    • Gravity is important because we couldn’t survive
    without it
    • Mass and distance affect gravitational forces
    between objects
    • Mass affects the gravitational force between
    objects because objects with greater mass have
    a greater gravitational force
    • Distance affects the gravitational force between
    objects because objects with greater distance
    have a lesser gravitational force than objects
    close together
    • https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question3
    0.html
    (Slide 1)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-contact_force#:~:text=A%20non
    %2Dcontact%20force%20is,is%20in%20contact%20with%20it
    Works Sited (Slide 2)
    • https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/what-is-gravity/en/#:~:text=Gravity%2
    0on%20Earth,air%20we%20need%20to%20breathe
    (Slide 3)
    • https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-physical-scie
    nce-flexbook-2.0/section/10.7/primary/lesson/newtons-law-of-grav
    ity-ms-ps
    (Slide 4)
    • https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circles/Lesson-3/Newton-
    s-Law-of-Universal-Gravitation#:~:text=Since%20the%20gravitation
    al%20force%20is,attraction%20between%20them%20also%20incre
    ases
    (Slide 5)

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