GCSE Combined Science · key term

Acceleration due to gravity

Definition

The acceleration of an object acted on only by gravity; near Earth's surface it is approximately $10\text{ m/s}^2$ downwards.

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Specification P2.3i · Physics Paper 1

Physics, Combined Science

The acceleration of an object in free fall, represented by $g$ . Near Earth's surface it is approximately downwards.

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9.8 m/s^{2}