If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one per cent, its mass remaining the same, the value of \(g\) on the earth's surface would
The acceleration due to gravity at a height of 6400 km from the surface of the earth is \(2.5 \, \text{ms}^{-2}\). The acceleration due to gravity at a height of 12800 km from the surface of the earth is (Radius of the earth = 6400 km)
In the real world, everything is always in motion. Objects move at a variable or a constant speed. When someone steps on the accelerator or applies brakes on a car, the speed of the car increases or decreases and the direction of the car changes. In physics, these changes in velocity or directional magnitude of a moving object are represented by acceleration.