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• A universal
concept
• A force that exists
between any two
material objects in the
universe.
• Exists between the Sun
and Earth, Between
Earth and the beings
on it and more.
Gravity is easily
understood since it is
associated with weight.
Any two objects in the
universe exert this
attractive force
mutually on each other.
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Fg= gravitational force
m1= mass of Object 1
m2= mass of Object 2
r= distance between centers of the
two objects
G= law of universal gravitation
constant (6.6743x10 N•m /kg )
-11 2 2
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“Every two objects in the universe are
attracted to each other with a force that
is directly proportional to the product of
their masses and inversely to the
square of their distance”
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400 km
50 kg
5.97x1024
Fg= 124 517.4094 N kg
Lines of forces
called gravitational
fields.
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Idealized
representations of
the interaction
mechanism
between objects
with masses.
(N/kg)
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Energy associated with
the position of objects
from the Earth’s ground
.
Work done by Earth if an object with
mass is allowed to fall to the ground
from a specific height is defined by this
equation:
PEg= mgh
PEg= mgh
PEg= gravitational potential energy
m= mass
h= height from the Earth’s ground
Relate the
PEg with its
height?
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑚
𝑃𝐸𝑔 = −𝐺
𝑟
Unit: J
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑚
𝑃𝐸𝑔 = −𝐺
𝑟
PE = gravitational potential energy
g
Mearth= mass of the Earth
m=mass of the object
r= distance between the two objects
G= law of universal gravitation constant
(6.6743x10 N•m /kg )
-11 2 2
400 km
50 kg
5.97x1024
PEg= 4.98 x 10 10 J kg
