Question

(a) Is the acceleration due to gravity of earth 'g' a constant? Discuss.
(b) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a satellite having a mass of 7.4 ✕ 1022 kg and a radius of 1.74 ✕ 106 m (G = 6.7 ✕ 10−11 Nm2/kg2). Which satellite do you think it could be?

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) The acceleration due to gravity of earth is constant for objects closely related to EARTH SURFACE..