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Gravitational Acceleration Tutorial

  


Gravitational Acceleration:
     Gravitational Acceleration is the acceleration of an object caused by the force of gravity from another object.

Gravitational Acceleration:
Gravitational Acceleration:
Planet Mass:
Radius from Planet Center:
where,
G = Universal Gravitational Constant = 6.6726 x 10-11N-m2/kg2
M = Planet Mass
r = Radius from Planet Center

Gravitational Acceleration Examples:
Case 1: What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?
 Mass of the earth = 5.98x1024 kg, Radius of the earth = 6378100 m, G = 6.6726 x 10-11N-m2/kg2.
  Step 1: Substitute the values in the below Gravitational Acceleration formula:
           
This example will guide you to calculate the Gravitational Acceleration manually.

Case 2: Determine the Moon's radius? The gravitational acceleration of the moon is 1.63 m/s2
 Mass of moon = 7.36 x 1022 kg, a = 1.63 m/s2, G = 6.6726 x 10-11N-m2/kg2.
  Step 1: Substitute the values in the below Radius formula:
           
This example will guide you to calculate the Radius of the Moon manually.



Related Calculator:
>> Gravitational Acceleration Calculator.
>> Newton's Law of Gravity Calculator.
>> Planetary Motion of Kepler's Third Law Calculator.
>> Escape Velocity / Speed Calculator.

Related Topic:
>> How to calculate Newton's Law of Gravity.
>> How to calculate Planetary Motion using Kepler's Third Law.
>> How to calculate How to calculate Escape Velocity / Speed.

This tutorial will help you dynamically to find the Gravitational Acceleration problems.