Answer:
What happens when you throw a basketball up
toward the hoop? If you are lucky, the ball sinks
into the net, scoring two points before dropping
back down to the ground. The basketball isn’t
that heavy, so why doesn’t it stay up in the air
<h2>when you throw it? Have you ever heard the</h2>
saying, “What comes up must come down”?
This saying is a simple explanation for what
causes the basketball to fall back to the ground.
It is being acted on by an invisible force called
gravity, which is the basic force in the universe
that attracts all objects to each other.
1 Gravity has existed since the beginning of the universe. It is hard to understand how or why it
works, but we know it is always there because it holds everything in the universe in place. First,
you need to understand that there is a gravitational attraction between you and Earth, between
Earth and the Moon, and between Earth and the Sun. Even though you can’t feel it, the
gravitational attraction between you and Earth is what keeps your feet planted firmly on the
ground. Imagine spinning around and around on a merry-go-round. As long as you are holding
on, then you stay on the merry-go-round, but if you ever let go, you will fly off and land on the
ground. This is a useful analogy in visualizing the gravitational attraction between Earth and
you. Earth is spinning on its axis and thanks to gravity, you are held to your position on Eart
rather than flying out into space. Explanation: this is what i can do!:)
