Science - What is gravity?

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GRavity

accounts for the formation of planets, stars and galaxies

Objects that are close together

have a greater force of attraction than objects that are far apart

Objects with greater masses

have a greater force of attraction than objects with lesser masses

Orbit

is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space

GraviTY

is the weakest force of nature, yet it is one of the important forces in the universe

gravity

keep smaller bodies in orbit around larger bodies

Every object in the universe

pulls on every other object

Gravity

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distances between them


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