• Question: if there is gravity in the air how come no one is being pulled down tot he ground

    Asked by vikresop to Mel on 11 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Melissa Brereton

      Melissa Brereton answered on 11 Mar 2013:


      Well, if you think about it, we are being pulled to the ground… our feet stay on the ground due to gravity. Gravity is strong enough for us to not float into the air like what happens on the moon. Spacemen have to wear those big heavy suits otherwise they would rise into the atmosphere!

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