A spaceship which is 50,000 kilometers from the center of Earth has a mass of 3,000 kilograms, what is the magnitude of the force of gravity acting on the spaceship? (The value of G is 6.673 x 10^-11 newton meter^2/kilogram^2. The mass of Earth is 5.98 x 10^24 kilograms)

A.) 400 Newtons
B.) 478 Newtons
C.) 500 Newtons
D.) 1595 Newtons

Question

A spaceship which is 50,000 kilometers from the center of Earth has a mass of 3,000 kilograms, what is the magnitude of the force of gravity acting on the spaceship? (The value of G is 6.673 x 10^-11 newton meter^2/kilogram^2. The mass of Earth is 5.98 x 10^24 kilograms)

A.) 400 Newtons
B.) 478 Newtons
C.) 500 Newtons
D.) 1595 Newtons

anonymous · Answer

Newton's Law of Gravitation:$$F=\frac{Gm_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}$$

G is the gravitational constant
m1 is the Earth's mass in kilograms
m2 is the body's mass in kilograms
r is the distance between the masses in meters

anonymous · Answer

okay thank you!