Acceleration due to gravity, acceleration of gravity or gravitational acceleration may refer to:
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Gravitational acceleration
In physics, gravitational acceleration is the acceleration of an object in free fall within a vacuum (and thus without experiencing drag (physics), drag). This is the steady gain in speed caused exclusively by gravitational attraction. All bodi ...
, the acceleration caused by the gravitational attraction of massive bodies in general
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Gravity of Earth
The gravity of Earth, denoted by , is the net force, net acceleration that is imparted to objects due to the combined effect of gravitation (from mass distribution within Earth) and the centrifugal force (from the Earth's rotation).
It is a Eucl ...
, the acceleration caused by the combination of gravitational attraction and centrifugal force of the Earth
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Standard gravity
The standard acceleration of gravity or standard acceleration of free fall, often called simply standard gravity and denoted by or , is the nominal gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the Earth. It is a constant ...
, or ''g'', the standard value of gravitational acceleration at sea level on Earth
See also
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g-force
The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is a Specific force, mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in Unit of measurement, units of standard gravity (symbol ''g'' or ''g''0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for ...
, the acceleration of a body relative to free-fall
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