Gravity is a force that pulls objects toward each other. It pulls objects down toward Earth. When jumping, gravity pulls you back down. Gravity also pulls a boy down a slide and a penguin into the water after jumping off a cliff. Weight is a measure of the gravitational force on an object in newtons. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8 m/s2, causing all objects near the surface to fall at the same rate. Air resistance from fluids like air causes objects to reach a terminal velocity when the force of air resistance balances the force of gravity.

2. •A FORCE is a push or a pull.
•GRAVITY is a force that pulls objects
toward one another. It pulls objects
towards Earth.
•Try jumping in the air. What happens?
Gravity pulls you back to Earth.

3. This boy is going down a
slide.
GRAVITY is pulling him
towards Earth.
The slide keeps him from
falling straight down.

4. This penguin is jumping off
of a cliff.
It doesn’t float up, and it
does not stay in the air.
GRAVITY is pulling the
penguin down into the
water.

5. What are some other real-world
examples of gravity in action? What
have you experienced?

6. Weight
Weight is the measure of the gravitational force on
an object.
• weight is a force measured in newtons (N)
Changes depending on
the acceleration due to
gravity acting on the
object.
You weigh less on the
Moon because there is
less gravity.

7. Weight Formula
Units: W = weight in newtons (N)
m = mass in kilograms (kg)
g = acceleration due to gravity (m/s2)
weight (w) = mass (m) X gravity (g)

8. Acceleration Due to Gravity (g)
An object falling (on Earth) has an acceleration due to
gravity (g) of 9.8 m/s2.
All objects near the surface of the Earth fall with the
same rate of acceleration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43-CfukEgs

9. Air Resistance
•Type of fluid friction (doesn’t have to be
liquid, can be air)
•Causes things to reach a terminal velocity –
when the force of the air resistance and the
weight of an object are equal and balanced
forces, so things are not accelerating, but
moving at a constant velocity toward the
ground.

10. Air Resistance (cont.)
•heavy objects have a higher
terminal velocity than lighter
objects
•Things that have a bigger surface
area will have a lower terminal
velocity that things with a smaller
surface area.

11. You know that gravity is a force.
Other forces can oppose, or act
against, gravity.
Think of catching a ball. Your hand
stops the ball from falling to the
ground. This means gravity has been
opposed.

12. Think of a rocket as it launches
into the sky. The rocket is
working against Earth’s gravity.
It is going upwards instead of
falling to the ground.

13. What are some other real-world
examples of gravity being opposed?
What have you experienced?

14.  An object must travel 7 miles a second to escape
Earth’s gravitational pull.
 Although gravity is a force, it always pulls;
gravity will never push.
 Gravity keeps the Moon around the Earth, and
the Earth around the Sun. This is because each
has its own gravitational force pulling one
another.