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.