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Why do all objects have a tendency to fall towards the earth when thrown up?


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Gravitational Force:

  1. Gravity is a fundamental interaction in physics that causes all objects with mass or energy to be attracted to one another.
  2. The attraction between any two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of their distance.

If the mass of two objects are m1,m2 and the distance between them is r then the gravitational force F is,

F=Gm1m2r2

Here,

G=gravitationalconstant

The reason why all objects fall towards the earth:

  1. The earth's gravity field is incredibly strong. All things on Earth are drawn to the center of the planet by this attraction. Because of this, everything on earth has a tendency to gravitate toward its center.
  2. The gravitational force attracts all bodies in the cosmos to one other. The gravitational force has an influence on the free-falling item because of the gravitational acceleration.

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