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Newton realized that every object in the Universe attracts every other object in the Universe. Even an apple tugs slightly at everything around it. It is gravity that holds the Moon in orbit around the Earth, and gravity that enables the Sun to hold onto its family of planets. The pull of the Sun and Moon also causes Earth’s ocean tides.

However, the strength of gravity depends on the size and density of an object. What is this called?

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