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Which direction of motion is affected by gravity?

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Gravity can also cause an object that is thrown into the air to change its upward motion, slow down, and fall back toward Earth's surface. The pull of Earth's gravity keeps the Moon in orbit; the moon is constantly changing direction because of gravity.

The gravitational field or gravitational potential has no direction; it's just a value that varies from place to place and over time.

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