2006-10-19 13:13:13 · 18 answers · asked by Deedra J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
We've got lumps of it round the back.
2006-10-19 13:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gravity is a force. Newton was the first person to study it seriously, and he came up with the law of universal gravitation which states that each particle of matter attracts every other particle with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
The standard formula for gravity is:
Gravitational force = (G * m1 * m2) / (d2)
where G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects for which you are calculating the force, and d is the distance between the centers of gravity of the two masses.
2006-10-19 20:18:52 · answer #2 · answered by WxEtte 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is what causes one mass to be attracted to another mass. In traditional physics, it is considered a force. Albert Einstein believed it is the result of mass warping space-time. If he is correct, if is not a force in the traditional sense. Scientists have not come to a consensus as to the actual nature of gravity.
2006-10-19 20:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity has several definitions. It can be either an acceleration with a value of approximately 9.8 m/s^2 or a attractive force between any two objects with mass.
2006-10-19 20:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by Justin A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the force of attraction between two objects ok but remember the function of gravity is very poor the most thats what we studied today about gravity
2006-10-19 20:16:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity
2006-10-19 20:16:43 · answer #6 · answered by ahmed 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is the force of attraction between objects that is due their masses. For example, gravitational force is large between objects with large masses that are colse together,while it is less on objects with small masses that are far away from each other.
2006-10-19 20:20:31 · answer #7 · answered by gamefreakbyu1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is a myth - the Earth sucks! (Sorry, but nobody else said it yet!) Actually, I'd go with STEVEN F...
2006-10-19 23:18:05 · answer #8 · answered by ~jve~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You tell me and I'll go to Stolkholm to pick up our Nobel prize. On the most fundimental level--no body knows. To the best of our knowledge it is the warping effect that matter has on space/time. I don't understand this all that well. Special reletivity is a bit abstract
2006-10-19 20:21:04 · answer #9 · answered by Troy J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we need gravity for us to hold us down if not we could be in the celling or in the sky fling
2006-10-19 20:22:41 · answer #10 · answered by juanita2_2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is this one of the conscience questions? (i saw this on an sat prep test before) It said how we may only define gravity as it appears to us but we really can't comprehend it's meaning and reason for its existence. Is this what your asking?
2006-10-19 20:16:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋