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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is gravitational field strength and gravity one and the same? Can we use them interchangeably?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, Gravitational field strength is the magnitude of Gravitational force at a particular point, at a particular instant while Gravity is the term we use to refer to gravitational force, in General

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no you can't they have particular places of application

OpenStudy (vincent-lyon.fr):

@TairunRaina Quote: "Gravitational field strength is the magnitude of Gravitational force" Gravitational field is NOT a force; it is the ration of a force by a mass.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[F=\frac{MmG}{r^2}\]\[Field_G=\frac{MG}{r^2}\]They re in the same direction, that is inwards to the body

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But their VALUES on earth remain the same right? That is 9.81 ?

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