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Is your weight the gravitational attraction between you and the earth?
Yes, weight is the result of the gravitational force between an object and the Earth. It is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object's mass.
How would you find the mass of an object by math?
-- Measure the force of attraction between the object and the earth. ("WEIGH" the object.)-- Divide the force by the acceleration of gravity.-- The answer is the mass of the object.
The amount of gravitational attraction between the earth and an object depends on the objects distance from the earth and what else?
The amount of gravitational attraction between the Earth and an object depends on the object's distance from the Earth and the masses of both the object and the Earth. The gravitational force decreases as the distance between the object and Earth increases, following the inverse square law.
Is mass the measure of earths gravitational attraction?
No. Mass is the quantity of actual stuff of which an object is composed.The force of gravitational attraction between the Earth and the object'smass is called the object's "weight" on Earth.
What is the force of attraction between an object and the earth due to gravity.?
The force of attraction between an object and the earth due to gravity is called weight. It is calculated using the formula: weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity. The weight of an object is proportional to its mass and the acceleration due to gravity.
What is the force with an object is pulled toward the earth do to gravity?
The force with which an object is pulled towards the Earth due to gravity is called weight. Weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity, and it depends on the mass of the object and the acceleration due to gravity at that location.
What is the measure of the earth's gravitational attraction?
A single object doesn't have a gravitational attraction. The gravitational force between two objects is proportional to the product of both of their masses. So the force between the earth and any other object ... like a person ... depends on the mass of the person, just as much as it depends on the earth's mass. You can't tell the strength of the earth's attraction of an object until you know the object's mass. (In other words, you don't know how much a person on earth will weigh until you know something about the person.)
What force is being tested when an object is forced downward toward the center of the earth?
Gravity is the force being tested when an object is forced downward toward the center of the Earth. Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects due to their mass.
What of the changes below would increase the force of Earth's gravity on an object?
The only way to change anythings gravity is to change its' mass. (apex) Increase the mass of the object Decrease the distance of the object from Earth
What is a natural force of attraction exerted by one object on another object?
Gravitational force is a natural force of attraction exerted by one object on another object. It is responsible for the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun and objects on Earth from floating out into space.
How much force required to go out of earth gravity?
Any force greater than the weight of the object you're lifting will eventually take it as far away from Earth as you want it to be. But the force of attraction between the Earth and the object is never zero, no matter how far away it goes.
Which force holds Earth in its orbit?
The mutual force of gravitational attraction between the sun and the earth.
