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What is Gravity?
Gravity is the word we use to describe the pull between masses.
Things with more MASS produce a greater Gravity pull on each other.
Gravity controls.
Mass
Your mass is the amount of material that your body contains. How can you gain mass?
So, having more mass does not mean taking up more space!
When you stand on a bathroom scale, the scale is made of springs. The farther down you push the springs, the higher the number on the scale. The number tells you your weight. On earth it is true that the more mass you have, the more weight you have.
On a space flight, your mass would be the same; but your weight would change.
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Earth Moon
Remember, GRAVITY describes the pull between masses. You have mass, and the earth has mass. There is a pull between you and the earth. We measure this pull with a scale. The more the gravity, the greater the squeeze on the springs of the scaleand the more you weigh.
On Earth
So, if I ate a lot of yummy tuna fish while standing on the scale, I would gain mass.
The pull between the earth and me would become greaterand I would weigh more!
Imagine..