Gravity is a force between any two objects with mass. Why doesn't a person feel a gravitational force between him/herself and another person? (1 point)

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The two gravitational forces cancel each other out.
The two gravitational forces cancel each other out.

A person doesn't exert a gravitational force.
A person doesn't exert a gravitational force.

There are so many people we are actually balanced by all the different gravitational forces.
There are so many people we are actually balanced by all the different gravitational forces.

The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.

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The correct response is: The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.

While it is true that every object with mass exerts a gravitational force on every other object with mass, the gravitational forces between two people are extremely small compared to the gravitational force exerted by the Earth. This is why we don't feel the gravitational attraction between ourselves and other people.