level: Mass, Weight and Gravity
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Mass, Weight and Gravity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Gravity? | Gravity is the force of attraction between every mass |
| What does Earth's gravitational field do? Moons? Us? | It keeps us together by pulling it towards it. The Moons gives us tides by its gravitation field. Ours however is there, but is pathetic really |
| What is Earth's Gravitation Field strength, what does it mean? | Earth's gravitation field strength is 10 N/kg. This means an object that falls or is dropped on Earth has an acceleration of 10 m/s². |
| What is the force acting on when your in a gravitational field called? | It is called Gravity force, or Weight |
| What is the formula for the Gravity force, or Weight | Weight [N] = Mass [kg] x Gravitation Field Strength [N/kg] |
| What is the difference between mass and weight? | Mass is the amount of stuff in a object. This is the same in the universe |
| So if Earth had more mass? | It would lead to an increase in Weight. |