GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS

FlD :

↳ A region of space where forces are exerted on objects with

certain properties .

3 TYPES

1 .
Gravitational fields affect anything that has mass
:

2 .
Electric fields : affect anything that has charge
3 .
Magnetic fields : affect permanent magnets and
electric currents .

The gravitational field strength (g) at any point in a

gravitational field is the force per unit mass at that point :

F
g. =

Tn

"
→ close to the Earth's surface , g
has the value of
value of N M often
"
9.81 M Koi , through the kg
-1
is
used in calculations .
 Newton 's Law :

↳ The gravitational force between two point masses is

to the product of the and
proportional masses rivers by
proportional to the square their separation .

Fo =

Gmj÷
◦ FG = gravitational force between two masses (N)
◦ G = Newton’s gravitational constant
◦ m1 and m2 = two points masses (kg)
◦ r = distance between the centre of the two masses (m)

The gravitational potential at a

point is the work done is

bringing
unit mass from infinity to that
point .

0= _

Gf

✗ The orbital period of a

satellite is the time taken for

one orbit .

→ It can be found by
e9uatrY
Girl to the centripetal force
m¥
↳ v2 =
GF