I WONDER - How Does Gravitational Pull Work?

Gravity causes everything in the universe to attract each other. It influences ocean tides by making the moon pull on the Earth, causing water to move. As the Earth rotates, water accumulates on the side closest to the moon, resulting in high and low tides. Without gravity, the moon wouldn't orbit the Earth, and the Earth wouldn't orbit the sun.

What is the fundamental role of gravity in the universe?

• It makes objects repel each other.

• It has no effect on celestial bodies.

• It causes objects to pull on each other.

• It only affects objects on Earth.

How does the moon's gravitational pull affect the Earth?

• It has no effect on the Earth.

• It changes the Earth's orbit around the sun.

• It creates high and low tides in the oceans.

• It causes the Earth to spin faster.

What happens to ocean water when the Earth rotates?

• It evaporates quickly.

• It freezes.

• It remains still.

• It builds up on the side closest to the moon.

What would happen if gravity did not exist?

• The moon would still orbit the Earth.

• The moon and Earth would not orbit each other.

• The Earth would orbit the sun faster.

• The sun would orbit the Earth.

Why is gravity essential for the orbits of celestial bodies?

• It causes the sun to orbit the Earth.

• It has no effect on celestial orbits.

• It allows the moon to orbit the Earth and the Earth to orbit the sun.

• It keeps the moon and Earth stationary.