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OCR: YHAT IS GRAVITY? Graity the force of attraction between two objects is one of the basic forces in nature The trength this attractive force depends on the mass of each object and the distance between their centers cquared force of attraction (Gravity) m1 m2 "avitational const ue m ,m2 Mass ; of object and object The tance between object centers Acce lera tion The gravitational force applied equally to both objects which causes them both undergo an acceleration How much each acceler tes depends on its mass shown bu the following formula Force Acceleration Mass Therefore UB object with small mass accelerates more than an object with large mass Thus small ob jects like the earth, orbit large objects like the sun. paenbs attr raction Gravitu avitationa tant dist hoth ation