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Q: Is your weight the gravitational attraction between you and the earth?
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The gravitational attraction between an object and the earth?

is called its weight.


Your weight is a force caused by?

The mutual gravitational attraction between you and the earth.


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.


Does the gravitational attraction between earth and an asteroid decrease as the asteroid approaches earth?

The gravitational force (or attraction) between any two objects increases as the distance between them decreases. Thus, as an asteroid approaches Earth, the Earth's gravitational pull will increase as it gets nearer.


What did netwon call the attraction between two objects such as the earth and an apple?

gravitational attraction.


The centripetal force acting on the moon continuously changes the of the Moon's motion?

The gravitational attraction from the Earth.The gravitational attraction from the Earth.The gravitational attraction from the Earth.The gravitational attraction from the Earth.


Tides on the Earth are primarily due to the mutual gravitational attraction between the Earth and?

Earth and the moon.


Why earth have its rotation?

because of gravitational force of attraction between the earth and other planets


What is the Name of the force of attraction between an object and earth?

gravitational force


What is the gravitational force between the Earth and your body called?

Your weight. Weight is the definition of the force between the earth and other objects. Thus you weight is the gravitational force acting on you from the earth.


What is the weight of water at 27 deg C?

The weight of water depends upon the gravitational attraction between the earth and the water. Since this varies from place to place, it is not possible to answer this question.


Which force holds Earth in its orbit?

The mutual force of gravitational attraction between the sun and the earth.