Diagram Picture

See attached conceptual visualization in form of diagram picture. It is a way of how I picture gravity with a question below.

Question

Could it be true that the longer structure makeup of object along a line, exerts more gravity than its sides? Example like a ruler or rod; its would exerts gravity more on its top and bottom than its sides because since its structure makeup is longer from top to bottom thus more gravity on these areas (top and bottom)?

1 hour ago, tylers100 said:

Diagram Picture

See attached conceptual visualization in form of diagram picture. It is a way of how I picture gravity with a question below.

Question

Could it be true that the longer structure makeup of object along a line, exerts more gravity than its sides? Example like a ruler or rod; its would exerts gravity more on its top and bottom than its sides because since its structure makeup is longer from top to bottom thus more gravity on these areas (top and bottom)?

There may be some truth in what you are showing, but it isn't quite right either.

What do you mean by 'exert gravity' ?

Gravity is a two way process.

One object exerts a gravitational force on another body and the other body responds by exerting a gravitational force on the first body the is equal in magnitude but opposite in direct.

So the Earth pulls on the Moon and the Moon pulls back on the Earth.

It is the same with a ball that you throw up in the air.

The force is the same in both directions.

But since the Earth is so much bigger than the ball the effect of that force is so much smaller on the Earth than the ball and we simply consider the effect of the Earth force on the ball.

Does this help for a start ?

1 hour ago, studiot said:

There may be some truth in what you are showing, but it isn't quite right either.

What do you mean by 'exert gravity' ?

Gravity is a two way process.

One object exerts a gravitational force on another body and the other body responds by exerting a gravitational force on the first body the is equal in magnitude but opposite in direct.

So the Earth pulls on the Moon and the Moon pulls back on the Earth.

It is the same with a ball that you throw up in the air.

The force is the same in both directions.

But since the Earth is so much bigger than the ball the effect of that force is so much smaller on the Earth than the ball and we simply consider the effect of the Earth force on the ball.

Does this help for a start ?

"What do you mean by 'exert gravity'?"

As in causing a gravitational pull.