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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.
This is because gravity pulls objects towards the center of the Earth, so the object would fall towards the center of the Earth as it moves through the hole. Once it reaches the other side of the hole, gravity would again pull it towards the center, causing it to fall back down towards the starting point. This process would continue indefinitely.
Gravity Unit Test
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Question
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 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 would fall out the other side.
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