Gravity Unit Test
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Question
If you could drill a hole through the Earth and drop an object into the hole, how would Earth's gravity affect the object and why?(1 point)
Responses
The object would fall down from one side of the hole to the edge of the other side, and then fall back down to the start. This pattern would continue forever.
The object would fall down from one side of the hole to the edge of the other side, and then fall back down to the start. This pattern would continue forever.
The object would become stationary at the center of the Earth.
The object would become stationary at the center of the Earth.
The object will not fall into the hole because the object would be falling "up" to a viewer on the other side.
The object will not fall into the hole because the object would be falling "up" to a viewer on the other side.
The object would fall out the other side.
The object would fall out the other side.
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The correct response is:
The object would fall down from one side of the hole to the edge of the other side, and then fall back down to the start. This pattern would continue forever.
This is because Earth's gravity pulls objects towards its center, so if you were to drop an object into a hole through the Earth, it would be pulled towards the center of the Earth and then fall back down to the starting point. The force of gravity would cause this pattern to continue indefinitely.