The force of gravity is greatest between two masses whose product is greatest,
and which are closest together.
You're already as close to the earth's total mass as you can get, and there's nothing
you can do to change the earth's mass. So the only way to increase the mutual force of
gravity between the earth and another body is to increase the mass of the secondary body.
In fewer words: Eat more. Get heavier.
There are no known ways to affect the force of gravity. If the masses increase or the distance between the masses decreases the resultant force will increase (and vice versa).
You cannot increase gravity, but you can increase the force of gravity on a piece of matter with mass by1. Making the piece of matter larger2. Making it more dense3. Moving it closer to the center of a separate piece of matter.
Weight is what we call the amount of the gravitational force between the Earth and an object on the surface of the Earth. It works both ways. Your weight on the Earth is also the Earth's weight on you.
There is no difference. Gravity and gravitational force are simply two different ways of describing force by which bodies pull on each other relative to their size (gravity!).
The mutual force of gravitation between the Earth and an object is what we call the "weight" of the object. Note that the force acts both ways. The same force is exerted on the Earth in the direction of the object. The smaller mass is observed to "move" in relation to the larger mass.
There are no known ways to affect the force of gravity. If the masses increase or the distance between the masses decreases the resultant force will increase (and vice versa).
You cannot increase gravity, but you can increase the force of gravity on a piece of matter with mass by1. Making the piece of matter larger2. Making it more dense3. Moving it closer to the center of a separate piece of matter.
The only way to do that is to physically take it away from the Earth. As long as the object remains on the Earth, you can apply additional forces to it, to combine in various ways with the force of gravity and make the object move as you want it to, but there's nothing you can do to change the force of gravity on it.
if you drop a pencil you just saw gravity in action. This happens because Earth has a bigger gravity force than the pencil, so instead of the Earth moving to the pencil, the pencil moves to the Earth!
-- There is a force of gravity between every two objects in the universe. No two objects can ever be so small or so far apart that the force of gravity between them is zero. There is a force of gravity between a hair on your head and a grain of sand on an asteroid in orbit around a star in the farthest galaxy. -- The force of gravity between two objects depends on the 'product' of their masses (one mass multiplied by the other mass), not on either one alone. -- The force of gravity always works both ways at the same time. You pull the earth with the same amount of force that the earth pulls you. Your weight on the earth is the same as the earth's weight on you.
Weight is what we call the amount of the gravitational force between the Earth and an object on the surface of the Earth. It works both ways. Your weight on the Earth is also the Earth's weight on you.
There is no difference. Gravity and gravitational force are simply two different ways of describing force by which bodies pull on each other relative to their size (gravity!).
There is no difference. Gravity and gravitational force are simply two different ways of describing force by which bodies pull on each other relative to their size (gravity!).
mass and distance
Yes, there is the force of gravity when the Space Shuttle is in space. The Earth's gravity is a force which continues throughout space, however diminishing as it travels further out (similar to the suns light traveling throughout space). A good example of the gravity's force in space would be the tool bag lost on a spacewalk which fell back to Earth. Also, the gravity in space seems much less due to the fact there is very little to no atmosphere weighing on the space craft (depending on altitude). On Earth atmosphere at sea level ways 14.7 pounds per square inch and gets lighter as you climb.
When gravity increases, weight also increases. Unlike mass, weight depends on gravity. The moon has 1/6 the gravity of the Earth, so if you want to lose weight instantly, you could theoretically stay on the moon. However, what many people want to lose is mass.
The mutual force of gravitation between the Earth and an object is what we call the "weight" of the object. Note that the force acts both ways. The same force is exerted on the Earth in the direction of the object. The smaller mass is observed to "move" in relation to the larger mass.