What Causes ‘Gravity’ and Why Does It Pull Us Downward?

Gravity is like an invisible string that pulls everything toward the Earth. Imagine you're holding a ball, when you let go, it falls down because the Earth's gravity is pulling it. Even though we don't see it, gravity keeps us on the ground and makes things fall.

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Gravity made the ball fall to the ground when you dropped it.
Your gravity pull keeps you standing on Earth instead of floating away into space.
Gravity is why your dog always lands on its feet after jumping off a couch.

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