Gravity Unit Test

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If you could drill a hole through the Earth and drop an object into the hole, how would Earth's gravity affect the object and why?(1 point)
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The object would become stationary at the center of the Earth.
The object would become stationary at the center of the Earth.

The object would fall down from one side of the hole to the edge of the other side, and then fall back down to the start. This pattern would continue forever.
The object would fall down from one side of the hole to the edge of the other side, and then fall back down to the start. This pattern would continue forever.

The object will not fall into the hole because the object would be falling "up" to a viewer on the other side.
The object will not fall into the hole because the object would be falling "up" to a viewer on the other side.

The object would fall out the other side.

Answer 1

This is because the force of gravity would pull the object towards the center of the Earth, causing it to accelerate as it falls. Once it passes the center, gravity would continue to act on the object, pulling it towards the surface on the opposite side of the hole.