Question

Explain why a pencil falls to the floor instead of toward the person who dropped it.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The gravitational pull of the earth (VERY large mass) is greater than YOUR gravitational pull on the pencil

Force of gravity = G m1m2/ r^2

G = constant m1 = pencil mass m2 = earth (or you)

r = distance between the objects)