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What do you mean by the gravitational force? Give an example to illustrate it.
Solution
The force of attraction on a body by the earth is called gravitational force.
Example: The leaves and fruits fall from a tree downwards towards the ground, water in a river flows down streams, a ball thrown up goes to a height, and then returns back on the ground are some examples of motion due to gravitational force
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