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in SI units is measured in m/s² (metres per second per second, equivalently written
as m·s−2 or N/kg). It has an approximate value of 9.8 m/s², which means that,
ignoring air resistance, the speed of an object falling freely near the Earth's surface
increases by about 9.8 metres per second every second. This quantity is informally
known as "little g" (contrasted with G, the gravitational constant, known as "big G")
Another way to describe it:
9.81 newtons (2.205 pounds) of force for each kilogram of mass.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y ago9.8 m/s2
You can generalize and say that the surface acceleration due to gravity of the Earth is 9.8 meters per second per second.
However, you will find that this exact value is different on different surface locations of the Earth. This is due to the fact that the Earth is not entirely spherical. The official term for it is an "oblate spheroid."
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∙ 14y ago'Newtons' is not an appropriate unit for the measurement of gravity.
The newton is a unit of force. We know positively that the gravitational force on different
objects at the surface of the earth is not constant ... observe that your weight is not the
same as my weight.
The gravitational force between the earth and an object depends on the object's mass.
The force on more massive objects is greater, i.e. they weigh more.
What is constant at the surface of the earth is the acceleration of gravity. That's roughly
9.8 meters (32.2 ft) per second2.
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If the surface gravity of the sun is 27.9 and a coke can weighs 372g how much would the can weigh on the sun?
The acceleration of gravity at the 'surface' of the sun is 275 meters/sec2.An object with a mass of 372 grams weighs about 3.65 newtons (13 ounces) on earth,and about 102.3 newtons (23 pounds) on the sun.
What units would be used to describe the surface gravity of earth?
the atmosphere if by "surface gravity", you mean the potential energy forced upon us by gravitational pull, then it's joules. If you mean the actual force of the gravity, it's newtons. (also known as our weight.)
What is the gravitational forces on Mars?
The acceleration of gravity on the surface of Mars is 3.7 m/sec2 (12.1 ft/sec2). That's about 38% of the acceleration of gravity on the surface of earth. So for every 100 newtons (or 100 pounds) that something weighs on earth, it would weigh about 38 newtons (or 38 pounds) on Mars.
What is the force of gravity on earth surface?
The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth is about 9.8m/s2.That's the same for all objects and doesn't depend on the mass of the object.However, the force on an object depends on the mass of the object.That's why different people have different weights, and whymost people weigh less than most trucks.Expressed in terms of force, the Earth's surface gravity is about 9.8 newtons per kilogram.
If an object had a mass of 20kg what is the force of gravity acting on it on earth?
If an object with a mass of 20 kg is on the surface of the earth or near it, then the object and the earth are attracting each other with a force of 196 newtons (44.1 pounds).
Gravitational force of earth?
At the surface, the gravity is about 9.8 Newtons/kg.
How much gravitational force does the earth have?
On or near Earth's surface, the force of gravity on any mass is 9.8 newtons per kilogram. The force of gravity that any mass on or near the surface exerts on the Earth is also 9.8 newtons per kilogram.
What is the force of gravity at surface of the moon?
1.63 newtons per kilogram. That compares with 9.81 at the Earth's surface.
What is the force of acceleration do to gravity on Earth?
The acceleration due to gravity on or near the Earth's surface is about 9.81 meters per second2 . The forces of gravity between the Earth and a mass on or near the surface are 9.81 newtons per kilogram in each direction.
What is the strenght of gravity on earth?
At the surface, roughly 9.8 newtons (2.205 pounds) per kilogram of mass.
On the Earth's surface how much force does the pull of gravity have on one kilogram of mass?
9.8 newtons, down
What is the gravity strenght of earth?
At the surface, roughly 9.8 newtons (2.205 pounds) per kilogram of mass.
On the earth's surface, how much force does the pull of gravity have on 1 kilogram of mass?
9.8 newtons, down
What level is the current gravity on earth?
The acceleration of gravity at the surface of the Earth is 9.81 meters per second2 . That means that the downward force on any object at the surface is 9.81 newtons per kilogram of mass.
What iis the force of gravity at the surface of the sun?
273.614 newtons per kilogram. That's 27.9 times its value on the Earth's surface.
What would the gravity be on a 1 kg block?
That depends on where it is. If it's on the surface of the Earth, then the forces of gravity in both directions between the block and the Earth are about 9.807 newtons (2.204 pounds). But if you take the block to the moon's surface, for example, then the forces of gravity in both directions between the block and the Moon are about 1.62 newtons (5.84 ounces).
What is the force of gravity at the surface of staurn?
It's 11.171 newtons per kilogram, about 13.9% greater than on Earth.
