Daily Science

1. If you drop an object, what happens?

2. Why does it fall? What is it called and is

this specific thing a force?

Gravity

• Gravity is a force that pulls things

downward.

• Mass- Amount of matter inside an object.

• Weight- the force of gravity pulling down

on an object.

• Gravity pulls every object at a speed of

9.81m/s2 or 32.1 ft/s

Factors

• What are some factors that affect how

objects fall?

• Air resistance- determines if objects fall at

the same rate or not.