Physics A-Level
Acceleration due to gravity
What Acceleration due to gravity means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Acceleration due to gravity
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Reference: OCR
The acceleration g of a body in free fall, equal to about 9.81 m s⁻² near the Earth's surface and directed vertically downwards.
Topics that use Acceleration due to gravity
- Linear motion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Braking distance
- Conservation of momentum
- Constant acceleration equations
- Free fall in a uniform gravitational field
- Reaction time
- Sign conventions and units
- Stopping distance
- Thinking distance
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