How Does Gravity Warp the Flow of Time?

Gravity warps the flow of time by slowing it down near big things like Earth or a black hole.

Imagine you have two toy clocks, one on your bedroom floor and one up on your closet shelf. The clock on the floor ticks just a tiny bit slower than the one in the closet, because gravity is stronger closer to the ground. It's like being near a giant friend who makes everything around them move a little more slowly.

Now imagine you're rolling a ball down a hill. The ball speeds up as it goes, that’s how gravity works on things with mass. But time also changes! If you were a tiny person standing on the hill, your clock would tick slower than someone far away from the hill. It's like being in a slow zone created by gravity.

Now think about a black hole, it’s like the biggest slow zone of all. Time gets so slowed down near it that if you were close to one, your clock would tick much slower than someone far away watching you. It's not magic; it’s just how gravity works on time!