Why do objects fall?

Objects fall because gravity pulls them toward the ground, just like when you let go of a ball, it drops to your feet.

Imagine you're holding a toy car on the edge of a table. When you let go, poof! It rolls off and lands on the floor. That’s gravity at work, it's like an invisible hand giving the toy car a little push down toward the ground.

Think of Earth as a big magnet. Everything around us, toys, people, even clouds, is made of tiny particles called matter. These tiny bits are attracted to each other, kind of like how magnets stick together. The bigger something is, the stronger its pull. Since Earth is super big, it has a strong enough pull to make everything fall toward it.

When you jump up, gravity helps bring you back down, just like when you bounce on a trampoline. You go up, and then whoosh, you come right back to the ground. That’s gravity saying, “You’re not going anywhere!”Objects fall because gravity pulls them toward the ground, just like when you let go of a ball, it drops to your feet.

Imagine you're holding a toy car on the edge of a table. When you let go, poof! It rolls off and lands on the floor. That’s gravity at work, it's like an invisible hand giving the toy car a little push down toward the ground.

Think of Earth as a big magnet. Everything around us, toys, people, even clouds, is made of tiny particles called matter. These tiny bits are attracted to each other, kind of like how magnets stick together. The bigger something is, the stronger its pull. Since Earth is super big, it has a strong enough pull to make everything fall toward it.

When you jump up, gravity helps bring you back down, just like when you bounce on a trampoline. You go up, and then whoosh, you come right back to the ground. That’s gravity saying, “You’re not going anywhere!”