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Do different masses affect the value of g - the acceleration due to gravity?
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∙ 15y ago
No, they do not. Gravity pulls down on all things, and it pulls on more massive things more than lighter ones. We know this because we can pick up light things, like a book, but not heavier things, like a truck. We have been taught that all objects fall at the same speed. Further, the only way a heavier object can fall as fast as a lighter one is if it is pulled on more. Gravity is not a constant force. Rather, it is a constant accelerator. Gravity applies more force to more massive objects to accelerate them than it does to lighter ones. It has to to accelerate heavier objects with the same velocity as lighter ones. But the different masses do nothing to the gravitational constant. The more massive ones effect an increase in the amount of gravitational force that they experience, but all objects experience the same acceleration due to gravity. So mass does not affect the gravitational constant, g, of the earth.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo! That's exactly what the early investigators discovered. The earth's gravity is a constant based on the earth and not on what that gravity is pulling down on. The force gravity exerts is another matter. That force is absolutely dependent on the mass it is pulling down on. The more the mass of an object, the more the earth pulls on it. There is a direct relationship between the mass of an object and the force gravity exerts on it. Double the mass of an object, and presto! twice the force exerted on it by gravity! It's that simple. Note: Yes, the objects being pulled down by earth's gravity are actually pulling the earth up because of their own gravity, but the force is negligible compared to the force exerted by the earth. The pull of gravity on, say, a bulldozer, is a lot, but because the earth is massive compared to the bulldozer. The "pull" of the 'dozer on the earth is very, vary small in comparison. Now you know all the secrets of gravity except how it acts over distance.
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∙ 14y agoNo. If you assume no air resistance, different objects will receive the same acceleration, regardless of their mass.
No. If you assume no air resistance, different objects will receive the same acceleration, regardless of their mass.
No. If you assume no air resistance, different objects will receive the same acceleration, regardless of their mass.
No. If you assume no air resistance, different objects will receive the same acceleration, regardless of their mass.
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∙ 14y agoNo. If you assume no air resistance, different objects will receive the same acceleration, regardless of their mass.
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∙ 8y agoThe force of gravity is directly proportional to the mass of an object.
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the force of gravity is directy proportion
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Why is gravity is same for all masses on earth?
The acceleration of a falling mass due to gravity is the same for all, but the force ofgravity is definitely not the same on all masses. You may have noticed that differentpeople have different weights.
How does gravity affect gravity?
It doesn't work like that. Gravity affects MASSES.
What factors affect the acceleration due to gravity on a planet and how?
By far the most significant factor is the mass of the planet, thus, primarily effects which alter mass would be those which affect the gravitational field. There are some relativistic effects which can affect mass or gravity such as speeds approaching that of light, and also spin which can alter the radial component of the gravitational field, through the frame dragging effect (usually explained through general relativity's description of gravitation as a curvature of spacetime).
How is gravity a type of force?
F=mgF is the force pulling objects toward the Earthm is the mass of the objectg is the acceleration due to gravity; this number is a constant for all masses of matter
What factors affect the way gravity acts on objects?
The masses of the objects and the distance between their centers.
How does force affect stationary object of different masses?
Force accelerates stationary masses as acceleration a=f/m; theacceleration is inverse to the mass. The smaller the mass the larger the acceleration and the larger the mass the smaller the acceleration.
Why is gravity is same for all masses on earth?
The acceleration of a falling mass due to gravity is the same for all, but the force ofgravity is definitely not the same on all masses. You may have noticed that differentpeople have different weights.
How would gravity affect an object?
Acceleration due to gravity pulls an object closer to the mass which exerts the force. Masses are attracted to masses. Due to newton's third law, if an object is on a surface, the opposite reaction to gravity would be normal force.
What is the effect of increasing the mas on the experimental value of the acceleration due to gravity?
No effect. All masses experience the same acceleration due to gravity.
How does gravity affect gravity?
It doesn't work like that. Gravity affects MASSES.
Is Acceleration due to gravity is uniform and independent of mass?
Yes. All masses large and small, at the same location, exhibit the same acceleration of gravity.
What factors affect the acceleration due to gravity on a planet and how?
By far the most significant factor is the mass of the planet, thus, primarily effects which alter mass would be those which affect the gravitational field. There are some relativistic effects which can affect mass or gravity such as speeds approaching that of light, and also spin which can alter the radial component of the gravitational field, through the frame dragging effect (usually explained through general relativity's description of gravitation as a curvature of spacetime).
What is gravity and how does it affect matter?
Gravity is a force between any two masses.
What 2 factors affect the amount of gravity between objects?
Masses and distances
Why does gravity differ on didderent planets?
Because different planets have different masses :)
What are the factors that affect gravity.?
Mass and height.
What two factors affect the gravity of two objects?
The masses of the objects and the distance between them
