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If you mean the gravitatioal field - other options are possible - units of acceleration are used for that. The force of gravity, of course, is expressed in units of force.
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All bodies with mass are attracted to the Earth by gravity, so when a body is raised you must do work to raise it. This work is equal to force x height, if force is in Newtons and height in meters, the work is in units of Joules.
Work = (force on the apple) x (distance through which the force acts).Force on the apple = its weight = 1 nDistance through which the force acts = 1 mWork done by gravity = (1 newton) x (1 meter) = 1 newton-meter = 1 joule
Gravity does not exactly have units of force - it can be expressed as Newton / kilogram - each kilogram is attracted by a certain force. But Newton / kilogram is not the same as Newton.Newton / kilogram has the same units as meters / second square.Another way to look at this is that gravity gives a certain acceleration to any falling object.
The units of the force of gravity, or any force for that matter, are Newtons.
Mass times gravity is weight. The units for weight are: -newton (N) which is equivalent to kg*m/s^2 -kilogram-force (kgf or kp as kilopond) which is eqivalent to force by which an object with mass of 1 kg is pulled in area, where gravitational acceleration is 9.80665 m/s2 1 kgf equals 9.80665 newtons.
The weight of an object is the force with which gravity (usually, Earth's gravity) attracts it. Weight is measured in units of force; in SI units, this is the Newton.
If you mean the gravitatioal field - other options are possible - units of acceleration are used for that. The force of gravity, of course, is expressed in units of force.
units of acceleration
Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units.
All bodies with mass are attracted to the Earth by gravity, so when a body is raised you must do work to raise it. This work is equal to force x height, if force is in Newtons and height in meters, the work is in units of Joules.
Work = (force on the apple) x (distance through which the force acts).Force on the apple = its weight = 1 nDistance through which the force acts = 1 mWork done by gravity = (1 newton) x (1 meter) = 1 newton-meter = 1 joule
The force of gravity on you is equal to your weight, in pounds, and the units are pounds.force. Using the SI system the force in Newtons is your mass in kg times the gravity acceleration 9.81 m/sec2.
Force of gravity equals mass of planet times mass of other times the constant (G) that makes the units work all divided by the distance from one to the other AND the other to one (turns out to be distance squared). F=GxM1xM2/(DxD)
Force of gravity equals mass of planet times mass of other times the constant (G) that makes the units work all divided by the distance from one to the other AND the other to one (turns out to be distance squared). F=GxM1xM2/(DxD)
Force of gravity equals mass of planet times mass of other times the constant (G) that makes the units work all divided by the distance from one to the other AND the other to one (turns out to be distance squared). F=GxM1xM2/(DxD)