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The strength of the force in each direction between the earth and any mass is called
the "weight" of the mass.
The force is equal in both directions, which means that the weight of the mass on earth
is the same as the earth's weight on the mass.
The force acts along the line between the center of the earth and the center of the mass.
The direction toward the center of the earth is customarily referred to as the 'down' direction,
and toward the center of the mass as the 'up' direction.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Downward Pull of Gravity on an Object is called Weight.
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∙ 14y agoThat's the quantity typically referred to by those in the know as the object's 'weight'.
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∙ 11y agoThe downward pull of earth's gravity on an object is the object's weight.
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∙ 13y agoIt's weight
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A free body diagram of a ball falling in the presence of air resistance would show A only a downward arrow to represent air resistance B a downward arrow to represent gravity C neither?
Neither. It would need a downward pointing arrow for the force of the acceleration due to gravity and a second arrow for the air resistance pointing up.
How gravity and air resistance are related to an object's terminal velocity?
Gravity and air resistance (drag) are the two opposing forces acting on the falling body. Gravity causes the object to accelerate (fall faster) while the air resistance causes the object to decelerate (fall slower). At a certain velocity called the terminal velocity these two forces are in balance and there is no change in falling speed.
What is gravity greater then?
The acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 meters per second. Since Force = Mass x Acceleration, the force of gravity would be the mass times 9.81.
Precipitation that soaks into the ground trickles downward due to?
precipitation is the water that soaks downward due to the ground trickles
Why would a ball thrown in outer space continue to move in a straight line?
This is due to Newtons first law. Because their is no gravity the object will move in a straight line unless a outside force is applied to it. Such as the gravity of a near by planet/object.
The downward pull on an object due to gravity?
This is weight.
The downward force exerted by an object?
The downward force exerted on an object is caused by gravity (from the Earth). This force is called weight and can be calculated by multiplying the mass of the object by the acceleration due to gravity on Earth (about 9.8).
due to the earths gravity a projectile flows a blank path?
Earth's gravity acts downward toward the center of Earth. ... The combination of intitial forward velocity and downward vertical force of gravity cause of projectile to follow a curved path. Force. A push or a pull that acts on an object.
What is a pull of gravity on a object?
The pull of gravity on any given object is of course the objects weight. The acceleration an object undergoes while falling due to gravity's pull is approximately 9.8 m/s/s. (meters per second per second)
Why dosent the gravity on a picture on a shelf pull it downward?
Because it is balanced by an elastic force due to the compression in the shelf.
What is acceleration due to gravity called?
Acceleration due to gravity means the force due to weight of an object which increases due to the gravitational pull of the earth.
What is the pull of gravity on a objects mass?
The pull of gravity on any given object is of course the objects weight. The acceleration an object undergoes while falling due to gravity's pull is approximately 9.8 m/s/s. (meters per second per second)
Why do falling objects reach a terminal velocity?
When the force of friction due to air resistance at that speed becomes equal to the object's weight. At that point, the sum of the vertical forces on the object is zero, so it no longer accelerates.
Due to the pull of gravity the higher an object is off the ground the more what it has?
Gravitational Potential Energy
Near the surface of the earth what is the acceleration of an object due to the force of gravity?
In free fall,the force of gravity alone causes an object to accelerate in downward direction Huizar,Alexandra
Why is the mass of an object same on the moon as it is on earth but the weight is different?
Mass is the amount of matter in an object. It does not change based on gravity. Weight is the force an object exerts 'downward' due to gravitational acceleration. Force = (mass)*(acceleration). Acceleration due to gravity is less on the Moon than on Earth.
Is acceleration due to gravity always downward?
Yes.
