When you drop a penny, why does it fall toward the ground but not toward your body?

Because of the earth's gravitational pull at which it's velocity is providing for, approximately 90% of the earths atmosphere contains gravity, a pull of force that keeps things falling.

Gravity is a strange force, and it's what causes the penny to fall. If there was lower gravity, it would fall slower. If there was no gravity, it would be free to move in any direction.

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i think that the best answer would be c.

tell me if im wrong : )

one characteristic that is shared by all is a soft body. many

of these invertebrate animals also have an outer shell to protect their

body. oysters, clams, snails, and mussels are all mollusks. so are octopuses, squids, and slugs. mollusks live on land and in freshwater.