The force of gravity causes objects to fall toward the center of Earth. The acceleration of free-falling objects is therefore called the acceleration due to gravity. ... The direction of the acceleration due to gravity is downward (towards the center of Earth).

How does gravity affect falling?

Gravity is a force that pulls objects down toward the ground. ... Gravity causes an object to fall toward the ground at a faster and faster velocity the longer the object falls. In fact, its velocity increases by 9.8 m/s2, so by 1 second after an object starts falling, its velocity is 9.8 m/s.

Does gravity do work on a falling object?

To put it simply, gravity does do work on every object that is falling due to gravity. The work done by gravity on a falling object depends only on the total change in height, given by the formula W=mgh. If an object is not falling (its height doesn't change), gravity does not do any work on it.