Biology
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ISBN: 9780073383071
Author: Raven
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 40, Problem 3U
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The mass of the objects is comparatively smaller than the mass of the earth. The earth possess a great force of gravity on all the objects, due to which every object and particles attracted towards the surface of the earth.
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