Gravity

Any object fall on the surface of

the earth because of it is pulled by
the force of gravity
the force of gravity is called as
gravitational force

Gravitational
Force
 GRAVITATIONAL FIELD

Any region around the earth that experience

the gravitational force called as gravitational
field.
The gravitational field strength is defined as
the gravitational force acting on a 1 kg mass.
The gravitational field strength, g can be
calculate as;
g = F where, F : gravitational force
m m : mass of an object
At the surface of the earth g = 10 N kg-1
This means that an object of mass 1 kg will
experience a gravitational force of 10 N
 Acceleration due to
gravity

1.Acceleration of a body due to the

influence of the pull of gravity alone
2.Objects dropped under the influence
of the pull of gravity with constant
acceleration
3.This acceleration is known as
acceleration due to gravity.
4.The magnitude of the acceleration
due to gravity depends on the
strength of the gravitational field
Acceleration = 10
ms
Initial velocity = 0
Displacement =
high of the location
Acceleration = - 10
ms
Velocity at
maximum height
=0
 WEIGHT

The weight of an object is defined as the

gravitational force acting on the object
For an object of mass m, the weight can be
calculate as weight, W = mg
where, g = acceleration due to
gravity
The S.I. units of weight is Newton (N)
 Differen
Weight, ces Mass, m
W
Measurement of Definiti Measurement of the
the gravitational on quantity of matter
force on the body in the body

Physical
Vector quantity quantity Scalar quantity

Type of
Derived quantity Base quantity
quantity

Newton, N SI Kilogram, kg
unit

Vector quantity Changin Constant

according to the g of everywhere
gravitational force value regardless of the
Example 1. Can you estimate the
gravitational force act to your body?
mass = 60 kg, g = 9.8 N kg-1, F=?
A satellite of mass 600 kg in orbit
experiences a gravitational force of 4800
N. Calculate the gravitational field
strength.

Given : m = 600 kg. F = 4800

N, g = ?

g = F = 4800 . =8N
kg-1
m 600
A stone is released from rest and falls into a well. After
1.2 s, it hits the bottom of the well.
(a) What is the velocity of the stone when it hits the
bottom?
(b) Calculate the depth of the well.
Given : u = 0 ms-1, t = 1.2 s, a =
g = 9.8 ms-2
(a) v = ? v = u + at
= 0 + (9.8)(1.2)
= 11.76 ms-1
(b) Depth = s = ? s = ut + at2
= (0)(1.2) +
(9.8)(1.2)2
= 7.1 m
The mass of a helicopter is 600 kg. What is the
weight of the helicopter when it land on the peak of
a mountain where the gravitational field is 9.78 N
kg-1?

W = mg
= 6000 x 9.78
= 58 680 N
The following data was obtained from an experiment to
measure the acceleration due to gravity.
Mass of steel bob = 200 g, distance covered = 3.0
m, time of fall = 0.79 s.
Calculate the acceleration due to gravity of steel
bob.
Give the explanation why your answer different with the
constant of gravitational acceleration, g = 9.8 m s-2.

m = 200 g s = 3.0 m t = 0.79 s u=0

g=? = 0.2 kg

s = ut + g t2
3.0 = 0 (0.7) + g (0.792)
g = 9.6 m s-2

The answer less than the constant because of the
air frictional force.