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Leaving Cert Physics · Forces and Motion
Higher Level
The force with which gravity pulls on a body, found by multiplying its mass by the gravitational field strength and measured in newtons. It changes from place to place, while the mass of the body stays the same everywhere.
Ordinary Level
The pull of gravity on an object, measured in newtons. On the Earth it is the mass multiplied by 9.8 m s⁻².
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