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In the case of gravity the rate of attraction is:

Proportional to the product of the two masses

Inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers or mass

So a beach ball is more attracted to a hummer than a grape over a given distance and that attraction falls off quickly as that distance increases. Gravity operates between pairs of objects, but over infinite distances it just gets too weak to measure.

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There are four forces:

  • Strong
  • Weak
  • Electromagnetic
  • Gravity

Strong and Weak work at a subatomic level. Electromagnetic force acts on electrically charged particles. Although it can move Galaxies, Gravity is actually the weakest force!

You can demonstrate this with a nail and a magnet.

  • Use the magnet to pick up the nail
  • Lower the magnet towards the ground
  • The nail stays attached to the magnet despite the Earth being significantly more massive than the magnet
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