A 4 kg and 6 kg bowling ball are dropped from the same height at the same time. The two balls strike the ground at the same time. Which statement is true about the force due to gravity on the balls?

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Hubbard

2 November, 14:56

A 4 kg and 6 kg bowling ball are dropped from the same height at the same time. The two balls strike the ground at the same time. Which statement is true about the force due to gravity on the balls?

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Milagros Vasquez · Answer 1

The force of gravity on objects is proportional to the mass of each object.

(That's a big part of the reason why, when you eat more and your mass

increases, you weigh more.)

The forces of gravity between the Earth and the 6kg ball are 50% greater

than the forces of gravity between the Earth and the 4kg ball.

(The gravitational forces between the 4kg ball and the 6kg ball, or between

both bowling balls and you, are so small that they may be ignored.)