Why does the Earth exert a gravitational force on objects on its surface?

Physics

1 answer:

andre [41]3 years ago

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Answer:

B. It has mass

Explanation:

The Newtons Universal gravitacion law is : F = G. $\frac{m1 m2}{d^{2} }$ , where F is the force exerted , m1 and m2 are the earth's mass and the object's mass, d is the distance and G the gravitacional constant. Comparing to the options we can say that the Earth exerts a gravitational force on objects on its surface because of its mass.

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