CHAPTER TWELVE
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PSALM CRANE's POV
"Gravity represents the attraction between objects. All objects with mass are affected by gravity."
Tumangu-tango ako habang nakikinig kay Noah. Nasa sala kaming lahat at pinag-aaralan ang tungkol sa Gravity. Iyon kasi ang magiging topic namin sa Science sa susunod na linggo. Palagi kaming nag-a-advance study para maging prepare kami sa mga magiging itatanong ni Sir sa amin. Sabi kasi ni Dada, mas magandang advance ang mga kaalaman namin sa pag-aaral para mataas ang grade namin.
"The Earth has gravity. Gravity holds everything close to this planet. Trees, water, animals, buildings, and the air we breathe are all held here by gravity. All of the planets, their moons, and the stars in the universe have gravity. Even our own bodies have gravity. The Earth's gravity is far stronger than our own so we don't notice the gravity our bodies possess."
Wow! Ibig sabihin parte na ng mundo ang gravity? Pati katawan namin may gravity. Ang galing! Yung utot ko kaya may gravity din? Hehe, tatanong ko mamaya si Noah.
"We don't actually "feel" gravity. We only feel the effects of trying to overcome it by jumping or falling."
Hmm, tama si Noah. Hindi nga natin nararamdaman ang gravity.
"Wow! Ang talino mo naman Noah! Nag-advance study ka ba?" namamanghang tanong ko.
Kahit magaling ako sa Science ay hindi ko parin naman kabisado ang lahat ng sakop nito. Ang galing talaga ni Noah at alam niya kaagad ang tungkol sa Gravity.
"Hindi. Stock knowledge ko lang 'yon, Kaps" sagot niya at uminom sa gatas niya.
Kaya idol ko si Noah eh. Ang laki kasi ng GB ng memory niya at nakakaimbak ito ng mga information katulad nito.
"Hindi ba may Newton’s law of universal gravitation? Ano 'yon, Noah? Hindi ko na kasi matandaan" nakangusong tanong ni Peter. Nagta-take note ito ng mga sinasabi ni Noah. Ako nakikinig lang, hindi ko na kailangang isulat dahil pumapasok ito sa utak ko ng maayos, hehe. Ang galing 'no?
"Uhmm.." Hinawakan ni Noah ang sintido at pinikit ang mga mata. Nag-iisip ito. "Hindi ko na matandaan.." aniya pagmulat niya.
"Alam mo ba Isaiah?" Baling ko kay Isaiah na nagkukulay sa Dora na coloring book niya. Kinukulayan niya ng white ang balat ni Dora.
"Hmm, Newton’s law of universal gravitation?" Tumango kami. Lumabi ito at nagkamot sa ulo. "Hindi ko alam e. Sa Chemistry kasi ako pinakamahusay sa Science. Pasensya na, Kaps" aniya at nilagyan ng lipstick na Violet si Dora.
"Isaac Newton realised there must be a force acting between the planets and the Sun."
Sabay-sabay kaming napatingin kay Genesis na naka-upo sa pang-isahang sofa. Naka-dekwatro ang upo nito at may hawak siyang libro ng Filipino. Medyo mahina kasi siya sa Filipino kaya dito siya mas nagfo-focus.
"He also defined what a force is. Whether or not a falling apple really prompted his eureka moment, the equation he came up with to describe the behaviour of this force was revolutionary.
F = Gm1m2 / r2
This equation says that gravity is a force that two objects with mass exert on each other simply because they have mass. The strength of the force (F) is proportional the masses of the two objects (m1 and m2) divided by the square of the distance between them (r). The G is a constant that measures the basic strength of the force. It boils down to this: the more massive objects are, the greater the force of attraction between them, but the further they are apart, the weaker the attraction."
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