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The free fall acceleration of an object under earth's gravity is directed where?
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The center of the Earth.
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When you push UP on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you increase your weight when you push DOWN on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you decrease your weight?
No, your weight is just the acceleration due to the Earth's gravity,
If acceleration equals gravity. what is the weight of the object?
Object's weight = (object's mass) multiplied by (acceleration of gravity in the place where the object is)
Why does an object accelerate when it falls towards the earths surface?
The force of gravity pulls it down to the earth.
What is the relationship of acceleration to gravity?
Gravity produces acceleration on an object, assuming that no other force acts on the object.
How would you define acceleration due to gravity?
That means that the acceleration of an object is caused by the force of gravity acting on the object.
When you push UP on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you increase your weight when you push DOWN on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you decrease your weight?
No, your weight is just the acceleration due to the Earth's gravity,
If acceleration equals gravity. what is the weight of the object?
Object's weight = (object's mass) multiplied by (acceleration of gravity in the place where the object is)
Why does an object accelerate when it falls towards the earths surface?
The force of gravity pulls it down to the earth.
What is the relationship of acceleration to gravity?
Gravity produces acceleration on an object, assuming that no other force acts on the object.
What occurs when the objects free falls near earths surfaces?
Constant acceleration
How would you define acceleration due to gravity?
That means that the acceleration of an object is caused by the force of gravity acting on the object.
How is the acceleration of an object in free-fall related to the acceleration due to gravity?
The acceleration in free fall IS the acceleration due to gravity, since "free fall" is the assumption that no forces other than gravity act on the object.
Explain why the gravitational acceleration of any object near the Earth is the same no matter what the mass of the object is?
Strictly speaking its not the same . This equation calculates the acceleration: acceleration = ( G * ( m1 + m2 ) ) / d2 where: G = newtons gravity constant m1 = earths mass (kg) m2 = objects mass (kg) d = distance between centres of gravity (metres) The earths mass is so large however, only a significantly large object mass would make a real difference to the acceleration.
What is gravity meausered in?
Gravity is described in terms of the acceleration of an object falling in it. The acceleration of gravity on Earth is 9.807 meters per second2. On the Moon, it's 1.623 meters per second2. Multiply an object's mass by the local acceleration of gravity, and you have the object's weight.
What acceleration does the object reach when air resistance equals the force of gravity on a falling object?
the acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s
How does the force of the gravity affect the rate of the acceleration?
Acceleration of a falling object is directly proportional tothe force of gravity in the object's location.
How do you calculate the acceleration of gravity?
To calculate the acceleration of gravity, time (t) an object falling a certain distance (d) and the acceleration of gravity= d/t
