Gravity causes objects to be attracted to one another. this attraction keeps our feet firmly planted on the ground and causes the moon to orbit the earth. the force of gravitational attraction is represented by the equation (drawn) where f is the magnitude of the gravitational attraction on either body, m1 and m2 are the masses of the bodies, r is the distance between them, and g is the gravitational constant. in si units, the units or force are kg m/s2, the units of mass are kg, and the units of distance are m. for this equation to have consistent units, the units of g