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Why?
The force of air
resistance is greater
on the elephant
because of its size
and shape.
What if gravity was the only
force acting on the elephant
and the feather?
The truth
Gravitational force is
small between objects
that have small masses.
Gravitational force is
large when the mass of
one or both objects is
large.
The gravitational force between you and
the Earth is large. Whenever you jump,
you are pulled back down by Earth’s
gravitational force.