MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Acceleration Due to Gravity

What is the a...

Question

What is the acceleration of free fall ? What do we call the gravitational force between the earth and an object ?

Open in App

Solution

On our earth, during free fall, the acceleration of an object is equal to 9.81 m/s².
The gravitational force of attraction between an object and earth is called the weight of the object.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

What do we call the gravitational force between the Earth and an object?

The gravitational force between the earth and an object is called

Q. Assertion :An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the Earth experiences weightlessness. Reason: An object moving around the Earth under the influence of Earths gravitational force is in a state of free-fall.

Q. What is the magnitude of gravitational force between earth &

1

kg object on the surface of earth?

Q. If Earth exerts a gravitational force on the moon, why doesn't the moon fall into the Earth?
Also write what happens to the gravitational force between any two objects when
(a) mass of one of the object increases
(b) distance between the object increases.

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Acceleration due to Gravity

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Standard IX Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon