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Do larger objects have a greater force of gravity at the earths surface?
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∙ 14y ago
I think what you're trying to get at is "How big does an object have to be to have gravity?" which is different from "gravitation". Gravitation is something that everything has, big or small. It is the attraction that all objects exert on one another. Gravity, on the other hand, is specifically the force that a massive object exerts on other objects.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoGravitational force is proportional to the product of the masses of the two concerned objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
So in short gravitational pull depends on size of, weight of and distance between concerned objects, the bigger the objects concerned, the bigger the product of their masses will be and the stronger the pull will be. Of course the further apart they are the smaller the pull will be.
Gravitational pull is proportional to the object's mass-that's an observed fact. Quite why gravity exists at all is one of the unsolved mysteries, we don't understand the mechanism for it, though Einstein had some ideas in relativity.
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∙ 14y agoi know that only the object that are having greater mass is the one that has greater gravitational force. the factors affecting gravitational force are the mass and weight. gravitational potential force (G. P. E ) is also called potential energy according to its height...
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∙ 13y agoThis is because some objects have more mass than others. Gravity depends on the mass. If you refer to the surface gravity, this also depends on the diameter of the object.
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∙ 11y agoThe size as such doesn't affect the gravitational pull. However, if the mass of any of the objects increases, so will the gravitational pull.
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Why do some have a greater gravity pull than others?
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After a shuttle is launched into orbit what happens to gravity?
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Explain why free fall acceleration near earths surface is constant?
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Where does gravity pull people and objects?
On the earths surface gravity pulls you down.
What happens to objects that enter the earths atmosphere?
the objects which enter the earths atmosphere are being pulled down towards the earths surface due to the earths gravity. And so it leads to falling falling of large objects from the space on the surface of the earth.
The forces acting on objects falling near the earths surface are?
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How does mass and gravity distance effect gravity?
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How does gravity affect the earths surface?
It makes things weigh more or less, depending on the surface gravity.
Which planets have a surface gravity greater than earths?
All 4 gas giants : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Does Mars' gravity affect other objects?
yes it does but the gravity is 38% of the earths gravity and if doesn't affect objects then it will have no moon
What is the Suns gravity in relation to Earths gravity?
The Sun's gravity, at its surface, is about 28 times Earth's surface gravity.
How much more is Earths surface of gravity than the Moon's?
Earths surface of gravity is 4.6m/s2 more than moons.
Which planets surface gravity is 38 percent that of earths?
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How would your weight change on the surface of an earth sized planet whose mass was greater the earths Why.?
Your weight is directly proportional to the mass and gravity of the planet, if the planet has a greater gravity and mass, you will weigh more.
Is the higher on earths surface the greater the objects potential energy is?
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