Table of Contents
- 1 What happens to acceleration due to gravity when we go inside the earth?
- 2 What is the acceleration of gravity at the earth due to the Moon?
- 3 What happens to the acceleration due to gravity with the increase in altitude?
- 4 What is the acceleration due to gravity at Earth due to the sun?
- 5 What is the acceleration due to gravity at the equator?
- 6 What happens to gravity as you move away from the Earth?
What happens to acceleration due to gravity when we go inside the earth?
Acceleration due to gravity decreases linearly with increase in depth. Acceleration due to gravity also decreases as we move above Earth’s surface. Thus, acceleration due to gravity is maximum at the Earth’s surface and is zero at the center of the Earth and at infinite distance above the Earth’s surface.
What will happen to its gravity if the size of the earth is squeezed into the size of the moon?
Thus, the gravitational field intensity of the earth will increase by about 14 times, if it is squeezed to the size of the moon.
What is the acceleration of gravity at the earth due to the Moon?
1.6 m/s2
Acceleration Due to Gravity on the Moon
Bibliographic Entry | Result (w/surrounding text) | Standardized Result |
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Moon Facts. Moon Mania. Louisiana Educational Television Authority, 2000. | “Gravity on the moon is only 1/6 as much as Earth’s.” | 1.6 m/s2 |
Why does acceleration due to gravity decrease as we go deep inside Earth?
As the depth increases the mass of the earth decreses. At the surface of the earth this value will be maximum because R will be max. When R becomes less ( i.e when depth increases) this value also decreases. Hence, acceleration due to gravity decreases with increase in depth.
What happens to the acceleration due to gravity with the increase in altitude?
Acceleration due to gravity increases / decreases with increasing altitude .
What is the effect of gravity on falling object?
When objects fall to the ground, gravity causes them to accelerate. Acceleration is a change in velocity, and velocity, in turn, is a measure of the speed and direction of motion. Gravity causes an object to fall toward the ground at a faster and faster velocity the longer the object falls.
What is the acceleration due to gravity at Earth due to the sun?
9.81 meters/sec^2
In metric units, on Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 meters/sec^2, so on the Sun, that would be 273.7 meters/sec^2.
What happens to G as we go above the surface of the earth?
This is the acceleration due to gravity at a height above the surface of the earth. Observing the above formula we can say that the value of g decreases with increase in height of an object and the value of g becomes zero at infinite distance from the earth.
What is the acceleration due to gravity at the equator?
At a distance (d) below the earth’s surface, the acceleration due to gravity is given by; When the depth d = 0, the value of g on the surface of the earth g d = g. When the depth d = R, the value of g at the centre of the earth g d = 0. As the earth is an oblate spheroid, its radius near the equator is more than its radius near poles.
What happens to acceleration when a body falls to Earth?
When a body is fallen towards the earth it experiences a change in its acceleration due to the earth’s gravitational force. This acceleration is called acceleration due to gravity. This is the acceleration that is attained by an object due to the gravitational force.
What happens to gravity as you move away from the Earth?
Altitude: When a body moves away from the surface of the earth the force of attraction decreases as the distance between the earth and the body increases. Depth: When a body is put inside the earth’s surface the acceleration due to gravity becomes less.
What is the formula for acceleration due to gravity at infinite height?
g h = g (1+h/R) -2…… (4) This is the acceleration due to gravity at a height above the surface of the earth. Observing the above formula we can say that the value of g decreases with increase in height of an object and the value of g becomes zero at infinite distance from the earth.