Science 101: What Is Gravity?

by: George Nelson

We all know lots of sayings about gravity. "What goes up must come down." "You fail to understand the gravity of the situation." Gravity is the name we give to the phenomenon that any two masses, like you and the earth, that attract each other. This brief introduction to gravity will help elementary educators teach the concept with confidence.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2004Stock # sc04_042_01_22Volume 042Issue 01

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