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Variation of acceleration due to gravity with height

I want to ask that does the acceleration due to gravity remains constant within the earth’s atmosphere or does it keep decreasing as we go up from the earth’s surface? Rashshad Rasheed asked

Difference between g and G

What is the difference between capital ‘G’ and small ‘g’ in the chapter gravitation?  g  G  Acceleration due to gravity  Universal constant of gravitation  varies from place to place  A constant everywhere on earth  vector quantity  A dimensional constant  unit is ms-2  unit is Nm2kg-2 Incoming search terms:difference between G and Gdifference bet g and Gdifference [...]

Variation of Time with altitude

Time shown by a clock at a height more than that of the mount everest will be ahead of the time shown by the clock at ground level? Or it will be same? Or there will be a difference but very small.? Answer: If it is a pendulum clock, the time period will vary with … Continue reading Variation of Time with altitude