Gravitational field strength Definition and 53 Threads

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    Calculate the gravitational field strength

    From the radius (1740 km) and mass (7.36 X 10^22 kg) of the moon, calculate gravitational field strength for this body. g = F/m = F/(7.36X10^22 kg) F = GmM/r^2 = (6.67X10^-11)(7.36X10^22)M/(1740X10^3)^2 What is the big M?
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    Gravitational field strength formula

    Q: "The Earths radius is 6700km. Show that the magnitude of the gravitational field strength at a height of 350km above the Earth's surface is about 9 N/kg" I got the mass of the Earth which is 5.98E 24 G the constant = 6.67E -11 Formula : g= GM/r² , i can't seem to get 9, am I supposed...
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    Gravitational Field Strength of Sun vs Moon at Earth

    I was just wondering. How come the gravitational field strength of the sun is much larger than the gravitational field strength of the moon at when you calculate both values at Earth's position?
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