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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If the earth were a constant density, gravity would decrease as you went nearer to the centre. But the core of earth is much denser, so as you pass through the lighter, outer layers, you get closer to that dense core and gravity increases (slightly). Once you reach the denser material, gravity gradually decreases as you get closer to the centre.
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