GRAVITATION AND WEIGHTLESSNESS : LSUS

Basic Science JSS1 Third Term

WEEK SIX

GRAVITATION AND WEIGHTLESSNESS

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

GRAVITATION AND WEIGHTLESSNESS

Content

REFERENCE
Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK

GRAVITATION AND WEIGHTLESSNESS

MEANING OF GRAVITATION

Gravitation is a force that has effect on the stability of a body. If an object is tossed up the air, it will fall back to the ground because the earth exerts an attraction on it. This attraction is called gravitational attraction.

The gravitational attraction / force between any two object increases as the two objects approach each other.The earth has a great gravitational pull because it has a great mass. The gravitation pull of the earth is always directed to the centre.

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