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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Well to be fair, the concept of “gravity” in todays world would be described as objects being pulled toward earth. if you really think about it “gravity” is just a term made up by someone. things come back to earth because they are heavier than air, so with that being said just like you need a vessel to go very deep in the ocean bc of water pressure (literal weight of water), I am almost certain you would get so deep then crushed, if you somehow bored a hole through the entire earth you would fall through, because why wouldn’t you?

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