Question: Earth s average diameter is 1 2 , 7 5 6 km and its mass is 5 . 9 7 x 1 0 kg

Earths average diameter is 12,756 km and its mass is 5.97 x 10 kg. Based on these values, what is the acceleration due to gravity on the Earths surface? Why does this differ from the value of gvector we use in kinematics problems? Explain.

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