Kaze105 said:Homework Statement
Find the altitudes above the Earth's surface where Earth's gravitational field strength would be (a) two-thirds and (b) one-third of its value at the surface. [Hint: First find the radius for each situation; then recall that the altitude is the distance from the surface to a point above the surface.]Homework Equations
I do believe i use F=Gm1m2/r^2
The Attempt at a Solution
Well, actually I am at a little loss for this question..
The gravitational force is a natural phenomenon by which all objects with mass are brought towards one another.
The gravitational force is calculated using Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, which states that the force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Yes, the gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects. This means that as the distance increases, the force decreases.
The relationship between the distance from the earth and the gravitational force is inverse. This means that as the distance increases, the force decreases and vice versa.
The gravitational force affects objects on the earth's surface by keeping them grounded and causing them to fall towards the center of the earth. It also determines the weight of objects on earth as it is directly proportional to their mass.