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Earth's Gravity

Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward Earth's center, giving weight and anchoring the atmosphere and oceans. Standard gravity on Earth's surface is 9.8 m/s², and while mass remains constant, weight varies with gravity. Earth's mass creates a gravitational field that keeps the Moon in orbit and the atmosphere intact, with variations in gravity strength due to Earth's shape and rotation.

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Earth's Gravity

Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward Earth's center, giving weight and anchoring the atmosphere and oceans. Standard gravity on Earth's surface is 9.8 m/s², and while mass remains constant, weight varies with gravity. Earth's mass creates a gravitational field that keeps the Moon in orbit and the atmosphere intact, with variations in gravity strength due to Earth's shape and rotation.

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🌍 Earth’s Gravity – Class Notes

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🧲 Definition
Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
It’s what gives us weight and keeps the atmosphere, oceans, and everything else anchored
to the planet.

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📏 Standard Gravity
On Earth’s surface:

g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2

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⚖️ Gravity vs. Weight


Mass = amount of matter (measured in kg) → doesn’t change.

Weight = mass × gravity → changes with gravity.

\text{Weight} = m \times g

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🌎 Why Earth Has Gravity


Earth’s mass creates a gravitational field.

The more mass, the stronger the gravity.

Earth’s gravity keeps:

The Moon in orbit.

The atmosphere from drifting away.


Us firmly on the ground.

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📉 Gravity Isn’t Exactly the Same Everywhere


Slightly stronger at the poles than at the equator.

Why?

Earth is slightly flattened at the poles.

Earth rotates, reducing effective gravity at the equator.

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🧠 Fun Facts
In space (e.g., the ISS), astronauts experience microgravity, not zero gravity.

The Moon's gravity is about 1/6 of Earth’s.

Earth’s gravity was first described mathematically by Isaac Newton in the 1600s.

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