AP Physics 1: 1.2 Fields in Space

in which direction is the gravitational force directed and hear

the potential answer outward and we're perpendicular All right Well

there's One very large sphere that we should all be

pretty familiar with the earth That big ball All right

Now since we're on planet earth right now let's go

ahead and drop something Nothing expensive by the way Just

pencil Or maybe something soft Now did that pencil go

floating up toward the ceiling Did it start moving sideways

Well so we're probably not actually on planet earth And

in fact we may have been abducted by aliens Well

this has taken a turn and watch for the probing

All right But if we are on earth the things

we drop go downwards towards the core of the planet

So the correct answer is b all the other options

violate the laws of gravity and that's Not gonna happen

The gravity police keep things on lock down The next

time we're playing frisbee with a friend Let's remember to

thank gravity because the game would get really expensive if

the frisbees and never came down You know like a

flying saucer you know e