Steven Adams Center of Gravity
Earth's gravity: 9.8 m/s² near the surface, varying with location and altitude.
The gravity of Earth, denoted by g, is the net acceleration imparted to objects due to gravitation and centrifugal force. Near Earth's surface, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s².
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Lore & Background
The conventional value for standard gravitational acceleration is 9.80665 m/s², defined by the CGPM in 1901. Gravity varies by about 0.7% across the Earth's surface, from 9.7639 m/s² on Nevado Huascarán to 9.8337 m/s² at the Arctic Ocean surface.
Reader's Guide
Gravity decreases with altitude; an increase from sea level to 30,000 ft causes a weight decrease of about 0.29%. At depth, gravity depends on the mass enclosed within that radius, following the shell theorem.
Did You Know?
- Gravity at the Equator is about 9.780 m/s², while at the poles it is about 9.832 m/s².
- The weight of an object is about 0.5% more at the poles than at the Equator.
- At an altitude of 400 km, gravity is still nearly 90% as strong as at Earth's surface.
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