Gravity: What Falls Down?

An adult can read the questions aloud. Watch a soft ball move toward the floor.

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Earth pulls things toward it. We call this pull gravity. A hand or a table can hold something up.

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Hold a soft ball just above a clear floor with an adult. Let go without throwing. The ball moves down toward Earth. Stay on the floor; never drop things from a height.

Four arrows around a simplified Earth point inward. Down is toward Earth's center, not a single direction across the page.

Would you believe it?

Gravity does more than pull a dropped ball down. It also helps hold the air around Earth.

NASA Space Place: gravity

Question 1 A hand lets go of a soft ball near the floor. Where does it move? Toward the floor Toward the ceiling It stays in the air

Question 2 What is the name of Earth's pull? A color A sound Gravity

Question 3 What can hold a book up? Closing your eyes A table An empty space beneath it

Question 4 Which is a safe thing to drop just above a clear floor with an adult? A soft ball A glass cup A heavy tool

Question 5 The arrows around Earth point where? Away from Earth All to the left Toward the middle of Earth

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