{"id":3132,"date":"2022-05-08T05:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T05:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2022-05-08T05:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T05:58:01","slug":"difference-between-gravitation-and-gravity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/08\/difference-between-gravitation-and-gravity\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Gravitation and Gravity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The terms Gravitation and Gravity define the phenomenon that causes masses to attract each other. These terms are used interchangeably, and it is permitted to do so. However, in some fields of study, the difference between gravitation and gravity is more prominent. The term \u2018Gravity\u2019 is used when the gravitational field is taken as a given, and the focus is on how a particular particle reacts to the field. In contrast, the term \u2018Gravitation\u2019 is used when the focus is the mutual attraction between pairs of masses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Gravitation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gravitation is the universal force of attraction that acts between all matter, big and small. It is the weakest of the fundamental forces in nature. However, Gravitation is well approximated by the&nbsp;Newton\u2019s law of universal gravitation. Sir Issac Newton put forward the law of universal gravitation in 1687 and used it to explain the observed motion of the planets and moons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Newton\u2019s Law of Universal Gravitation states that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with force directly proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The universal gravitation equation thus takes the form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NewtonE28099s-Law-Of-Universal-Gravitation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3133\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>F is the gravitational force between bodies, m<sub>1<\/sub>&nbsp;and m<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;are masses of bodies, r is the distance between the centres of the bodies, G is the universal gravitational constant. The value of G is 6.67\u00d710<sup>-11<\/sup>&nbsp;Nm<sup>2<\/sup>\/ Kg<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Universal Gravitational Law can explain almost anything, right from how an apple falls from a tree to why the moon revolves around the earth. Watch the video and understand the beauty of the law of universal gravitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Gravity?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Essentially, the term \u2018gravity\u2019 has a similar meaning as \u2018gravitation.\u2019 However, the term \u2018gravity\u2019 is generally attached to an object, for example, \u2018gravity of the earth,\u2019 \u2018gravity of the moon, Mars, Sun,\u2019 etc. It represents the gravitational force exerted by an object. So, to summarize, we can say that gravitation and gravity have a cause-effect relationship; gravitation, or the gravitational force, is the cause, and gravity is its effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earth\u2019s Gravity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On Earth, all bodies experience a downward force of gravity which Earth\u2019s mass exerts on them. The Earth\u2019s gravity is measured by the acceleration of the freely falling objects. At Earth\u2019s surface, the acceleration of gravity is 9.8 ms<sup>-2<\/sup>. Thus, for every second an object is in&nbsp;free fall, its speed increases by about 9.8 metres per second. The acceleration due to Earth\u2019s gravity is denoted by the symbol \u2018g.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The terms Gravitation and Gravity define the phenomenon that causes masses to attract each other. These terms are used interchangeably, and it is permitted to do so. 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