This is about a science homework of my niece So they're in Magnets now...I couldn't find any answers elsewhere even ask.com doesn't give the exact answers thanks for your help.
2006-09-30 15:35:25 · 3 answers · asked by SAMJEY 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
They are not same. They have similarities.
Both of them are forces.
They reduce with distance between objects. Proportional to inverse D^2. There are more disimlarities than similarities.
Magnetcic force can be created.
Magnetic force can either attract or repulse
Magnetic force are very strong. A small magnet can create a force more than its weight.
So they are not same.
2006-09-30 15:43:54 · answer #1 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They both have an inverse square law force function and an inverse energy function. Fg = GmM/d^2, Eg = -GmM/d
They are both fields, i.e. the amount of force felt by an object in gravitational field is proportional to its mass, the force in magnetic field to its polarity/charge.
2006-09-30 22:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by jacinablackbox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. They are two different forces, of course, but they share - action at a distance, the force decreases with increasing distance, the decreasing follows the same inverse square law. Good start?
2006-09-30 22:39:16 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋