What are one of the fundamental forces?

There are four fundamental forces that make everything happen, and one of them is like a super-strong invisible push or pull we feel every day.

Like When You Push a Friend on a Swing

Imagine you're playing with your friend on a swing. When you push them, they go higher, that’s the force you used. Now, picture something even stronger than your push: that's like one of the fundamental forces called gravity.

Gravity is Like an Invisible String

Gravity is what makes things fall down, like when you drop a ball or when you jump up and come back down. It's also why the Earth stays in orbit around the Sun, it’s like they're holding hands with an invisible string we can’t see but feel every day.

Even though you can't see gravity, it's always working, pulling things together, just like how your friend on the swing keeps coming back to you after each push. It's one of the fundamental forces, and it’s all around us! There are four fundamental forces that make everything happen, and one of them is like a super-strong invisible push or pull we feel every day.

Like When You Push a Friend on a Swing

Imagine you're playing with your friend on a swing. When you push them, they go higher, that’s the force you used. Now, picture something even stronger than your push: that's like one of the fundamental forces called gravity.

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  1. A ball falls to the ground because of gravity
  2. Atoms stick together thanks to a hidden force

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