• Question: how is gravity created

    Asked by 976sgde22 to Chris, Hayley, Jimi, Omur on 14 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by syra kate.
    • Photo: Chris Conselice

      Chris Conselice answered on 14 Mar 2016:

      Mass creates gravity. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, mass bends space, and thus when objects move close to it, it ‘falls’ into that space.

    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 16 Mar 2016:

      Space it like an elastic sheet. If you put a ball in the middle is will bend the sheet… and this is like creating gravity. If you now add another ball it will fall towards the first one because the sheet is bent. You can even try to get a small ball orbiting a big one. It’s a fun game. Find yourself some elastic sheet!

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