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Gravity
Balancing Forces
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Gravity? | Gravity is an invisible force that pulls everything down. |
| What would happen without gravity? | People (and everything else on Earth) could just float away into space. |
| Who can name examples of objects that fall down if you drop them off a roof? | Heavy things like watermelons, bricks, jugs of juice, as well as light things like ping pong balls fall down to the ground when dropped off a roof. |
| What happens if you throw an egg up into the air? | Gravity causes it to slow down and then fall back down towards the ground. |
| How does gravity affect things that are thrown in different directions? | things down no matter what direction they are traveling. |
| Name some examples of things people could not do without the force of gravity. | People could not skydive, go down a slide, or play basketball without the force of gravity. |