Balanced and Unbalanced Forces - Why don't we fall into the center of the earth?

Learn how the balance of forces keeps us anchored to the Earth's surface.

When the forces acting on an object are equal, they are balanced. If the ground did not push back with the same amount of force, you would fall into the ground. In this case, the forces would be unbalanced. Gravity would pull you down with a greater force than the force of the ground pushing back up.

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