How would this lab change if you used a heavier object? A lighter object? Explain your rationale for each situation. The acceleration due to gravity is a well-understood physics quantity, with respect to the surface of the Earth. It is determined with knowledge of the mass of the planet, as well as the distance from the center of the planet to a known location. As a global average, it is assumed the acceleration due to gravity is 9.805 m/s2, with slight fluctuations around the poles due to the fact the Earth is not a perfect sphere.
How would this lab change if you used a heavier object? A lighter object? Explain your rationale for each situation.
The acceleration due to gravity is a well-understood physics quantity, with respect to the surface of the Earth. It is determined with knowledge of the mass of the planet, as well as the distance from the center of the planet to a known location. As a global average, it is assumed the acceleration due to gravity is 9.805 m/s2, with slight fluctuations around the poles due to the fact the Earth is not a perfect sphere. However, this acceleration is not constant on other planets, due to their different size and mass.
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the acceleration due to gravity of a falling object.
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