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JEEPhysicsGravitationClass 11

What is the difference between g at height and g at depth?

Above the surface g ∝ 1/(R+h)²; below the surface g decreases roughly linearly to zero at the centre.

Above the surface g ∝ 1/(R+h)²; below the surface g decreases roughly linearly to zero at the centre. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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g at height vs g at depth

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