Understand gravity as a force that pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth, that 'down' means towards Earth’s centre regardless of where you stand on the sphere, and that gravity keeps the Moon orbiting Earth and planets orbiting the…
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Question 1 of 3
Which statement correctly explains what happens to a ball when it is dropped?
Question 2 of 3
Lena stands in a park in Brazil, and Noah stands at the exact opposite point on the globe (the other side of the Earth) in Indonesia. Both simultaneously drop a small eraser. Which statement correctly explains the direction of the force that makes each eraser fall?
Question 3 of 3
Sam is curious why the Moon stays around Earth and why the Earth stays around the Sun. Which statement correctly explains this?
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