Gravity is a force between any two objects with mass. Why doesn't a person feel a gravitational force between him/herself and another person? (1 point)
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The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.
The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.
There are so many people we are actually balanced by all the different gravitational forces.
There are so many people we are actually balanced by all the different gravitational forces.
A person doesn't exert a gravitational force.
A person doesn't exert a gravitational force.
The two gravitational forces cancel each other out.
The two gravitational forces cancel each other out.
The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.
Correct, the gravitational forces between two people are very small compared to the gravitational force between each person and the Earth.
The correct response is: The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.
Gravity is a force that attracts objects with mass towards each other. According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, any two objects with mass will exert a gravitational force on each other. However, the strength of this force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them.
In the case of a person and another person, the masses involved are relatively small compared to the mass of the Earth. While it is true that two people do exert gravitational forces on each other, these forces are incredibly tiny compared to the gravitational force between each person and the Earth. As a result, the gravitational force between two people is overshadowed by the much larger gravitational force between each person and the Earth.
Therefore, a person doesn't feel a significant gravitational force between themselves and another person because the force is so small in comparison to the force exerted by the Earth.