State what is acceleration due to gravity?

Answer 1

On or near the surface of the earth, the acceleration of gravity

is 9.8 meters (32.2 feet) per second2 in a vacuum.

On or near the surface of other bodies, it's a different value, because their masses are different.

Acceleration due to gravity is completely independent of the mass of the falling body. Whether the falling body has a large, small, or in-between mass, the acceleration due to gravity is the same number, as long as it stays on the same planet. Any difference is the result of air resistance.

Ans 2

The previous answer is a nice example of a newtonian constant gravity.

Acceleration due to gravity is dependent on the mass and the distance between both bodies, bodies of relatively small mass have a negligible effect on the gravity exerted by large bodies. All bodies with mass have gravity. As the two bodies approach each other gravity increases as a square to their change in distance between their centers. The greater the mass of either body the greater the acceleration. dropping a Bowling ball and a Golf ball from a specific height they will strike the earth at the same time. But the gravity exerted by the sun on Venus is greater than the gravity exerted by the sun on the Earth due to the relative distances between them. The gravity exerted on the Earth by the sun is greater than the gravity exerted by the sun on the moon due to the relative difference in mass of the earth and the moon.

Gravity is proportional to the product of the two masses, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance.

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