Question

What do you mean by acceleration due to gravity?

Answer 1

Gravitational acceleration:

1. The acceleration of an object in free fall within a vacuum is known as gravitational acceleration (and thus without experiencing drag).
2. This is the steady increase in speed caused solely by gravitational attraction.
3. In a vacuum, all bodies accelerate at the same rate, regardless of their mass or composition.
4. The magnitude of Earth's gravity at a fixed point on its surface is the result of the combined effect of gravitation and centrifugal force (from the Earth's rotation).
5. The free-fall acceleration varies with altitude, latitude, and longitude on the Earth's surface, ranging from $9.764\frac{m}{s^2}$ to $9.834\frac{m}{s^2}$.
6. A conventional standard value is precisely $9.8066\frac{m}{s^2}$.