Question

What is the average value of the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth?

Answer 1

1. The acceleration produced in a freely falling body due to the gravitational pull of the earth is called acceleration due to gravity.
2. It is denoted by ‘g’ and it is not a constant value.
3. The value of ‘g’ at the equator is 9.78 ms^-2 and at the poles is 9.83 ms^-2.
4. Hence, the average value of ‘g’ on the surface of the earth is taken as 9.8 ms^-2.