Question

what is the acceleration due to gravity ?

Answer 1

The acceleration which is gained by an object because of the gravitational force is called its acceleration due to gravity.The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Earth is represented as g. It has a standard value defined as 9.80665 m/s^2.

Answer 2

The acceleration due to gravity near the earth's surface is g = $\bold {\frac {GM_e} {R_e {} ^{2} } }$

The direction of this acceleration is vertically downwards, that is, towards the earth's centre.

The acceleration of a body moving near the earth's surface under the influence of gravity is the same regardless of weather it moves up, falls down or moves at some angle to the vertical.