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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