How does gravity increase as we go deeper in earth?

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Hear me out, gravity pulls us towards itself. It is determined by the magnitude of mass of that object. As we go deeper in earth, the amount of mass ‘under’ us decreases and so doesn’t the gravity also decrease? Have been thinking about it since I was 12, I am 15 now 🙂
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The same way if you squirt someone with a water pistol, the further away you are from the tip of the gun, the less water pressure you will feel, as the pushing force decreases…well the same is true for pulling forces, the further away you are from something that is trying to pull on you, the less force they can pull you with, just like how two magnets won’t attract until they are close enough, because the pull force gets stronger as they move closer until it crosses the threshold to bang together

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