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Home/Questions/What is gravity?
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Answer for children of age 0-5

Gravity is like a magic force that keeps us on the ground! 🌟 When you jump, gravity pulls you back down. It's why things fall when you drop them.

Everything that has mass, like you, me, and the Earth, has gravity. The bigger the thing, the stronger its gravity. That's why we don't float away into space—Earth's gravity is super strong!

🌟 Fun fact!

Did you know? If you could jump on the Moon, you'd jump much higher because its gravity is weaker than Earth's! 🌕

💡Advice for parents

Focus on making gravity relatable—compare it to a magnet pulling things down. Use simple examples like jumping or dropping a toy to illustrate the concept.
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Answer for children of age 6-10

Gravity is the invisible force that pulls objects toward each other. 🌎 It's what keeps us on the ground and makes things fall when we drop them.

Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head (or so the story goes!). He realized that all objects with mass attract each other. The bigger the object, the stronger its gravitational pull. That's why the Sun's gravity keeps planets in orbit!

Fun fact: Gravity is weaker on mountains because you're farther from Earth's center!

🌟 Fun fact!

Did you know? Astronauts float in space not because there's no gravity, but because they're in freefall around the Earth! 🚀

💡Advice for parents

Explain gravity as a force of attraction between masses. Use the example of the Solar System to show how gravity works on a larger scale.
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Answer for children of age 11-15

Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces in the universe. It's the attraction between any two objects with mass. 🌌 The strength of gravity depends on two things: the mass of the objects and the distance between them.

Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity explains gravity not as a force, but as the bending of space-time by massive objects. Imagine placing a heavy ball on a trampoline—it creates a dip, and smaller balls roll toward it. That's how planets orbit stars!

Black holes have such strong gravity that not even light can escape them. ⚫

🌟 Fun fact!

Did you know? Time runs slower where gravity is stronger—like near a black hole! This is called gravitational time dilation. ⏳

💡Advice for parents

For older kids, introduce Einstein's space-time concept. Compare gravity to a stretched sheet with weights to visualize how mass warps space.