Yes. And that force is proportional to acceleration so it accelerates earth
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iz_ok@lemmynsfw.com 11 months agoCan someone explain how the Earth accelerates towards an object? Is this just because objects with mass attract things?
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
In the same way that earth has gravity that attracts objects, the objects have gravity that attracts earth. See also Newton’s third law, also known as “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” - for the earth to attract something, the earth also has to be attracted with the same force. It’s just that the earth has a lot more mass, so the force barely accelerates it.
Cybermonk_Taiji@r.nf 11 months ago
Being attracted to something and actually being moved by it are different things.
This is all idiotic akshuallee technikali
And it’s stupid.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
They are being moved, it is just imperceptible to the human eye.
It is all a matter on how precise you want to be
candybrie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You got it.