How do things with mass make gravity?

Question

Ive been reading that the size and density of something determines how much gravity it will have, but how does it make gravity in the first place?

Answer 1

The current theory is that matter distorts the space around itself. Bending the space inward. Thus, anything in that space is "pulled"inward.

Answer 2

Gravity is known to be a property of massive objects. There are many postulates and hypotheses for why this is the case, none have been proven yet. The simple truth is that we really don't know what gravity is, so it is hard to figure out why massive objects have this property.

Answer 3

Gravity is a property associated with mass. There are several postulated mechanisms, but none has been proven yet.

Answer 4

the current theory for gravity is general relativity, that mass bends and distorts space, and that other objects caught in this distortion is pulled inward

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Answer 5

It's sort of a chicken and the egg type problem. There is a gravitational constant which tells you the attraction between 2 masses at some distance from each other.

Answer 6

When you successfully answer this question, you will get the Nobel Prize in physics! We know the 'mechanics' of how gravity works, we can predict its actions, but we do not know HOW it works.

Best wishes.

Answer 7

I think you need to keep reading and re-reading your science book slowly and without any music or other noise. The answer is in your book. If this is your homework - don't ask others for the answer. Just keep quiet in class and ask your teacher for help after.

And - go get your baseball and a single sheet of bath tissue. See which one hits the floor first.

Answer 8

Nobody knows how or why objects 'produce' gravity. There are theories on how it works.