Why does the earth have more gravitation pull than the moon
Biology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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The Earth has more gravitational pull than the moon because the Earth has a much greater mass than the moon. Mass may be thought of as influencing gravity as if a bowling ball were resting on a pillow: the more the mass of the ball, the more it will press down on the pillow, creating a larger indentation. If you put a marble on the edge of the pillow, it will roll faster towards a massive bowling ball and more slowly towards a small bowling ball. In the same matter, Earth pushes into space time more forcibly than the moon (or a smaller object like an asteroid), which is why Earth has a higher gravitational pull.