Earth's gravity

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:actsOn objects with mass near Earth's surface
gptkbp:affects human physiology
tides
atmospheric retention
orbits of satellites
weight of objects
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs terrestrial gravity
gptkbp:cause objects to fall toward Earth
gptkbp:causedBy Earth's mass
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
gptkb:Einstein's_general_relativity
gptkbp:firstMeasuredBy gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:hasUnit meter per second squared
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earth's gravity
gptkbp:isStrongerAt poles
gptkbp:isWeakerAt equator
higher altitudes
gptkbp:measures acceleration due to gravity
gravimeter
gptkbp:standardValue 9.80665 m/s²
gptkbp:studiedIn physics
gptkbp:symbol g
gptkbp:usedIn engineering calculations
gptkbp:variant gptkb:bar
latitude
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earth-Moon_L5
gptkb:Gravitational_interaction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6