Raindrops fall straight because gravity pulls them down. Imagine you drop a ball from your hand, it falls straight to the ground, right? Raindrops are like little balls in the sky that get pulled by gravity too. If there’s no wind or anything pushing them sideways, they just go straight down, making rain seem simple and neat.
Examples
- A raindrop falling in the middle of a calm day falls straight to the ground.
- When it’s windy outside, raindrops might look like they’re falling slanted or sideways.
- You can see this by watching rain on a window during a calm day, the drops seem to fall straight.
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See also
- Why Do Raindrops Fall at Different Speeds?
- How does gravity actually bend spacetime according to Einstein?
- How does an airplane fly, defying the force of gravity?
- How Do Tides Work in Space?
- How does gravity actually work to pull objects down?