BRAINCAKEGravitational Field Strength - g.
The gravitational field strength g at a point is the gravitational force per unit mass acting on a small test mass placed there, g = F/m. It is measured in N kg-1 and is a vector that points towards the mass creating the field.
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Key terms in this lesson
- gravitational field
- A region of space in which a mass experiences a force due to the presence of another mass.
- Newton's law of gravitation
- The gravitational force between any two point masses is attractive, proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
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