By Daniel Paluh

Faculty Mentor: Desmond Villalba

Abstract

In science, we learn that the Earth is a sphere and the gravitational value for Earth is 9.81 m/s^-2. But where does the gravitational value come from? Furthermore, how does it differ as Earth’s shape changes? Over the past year, we have explored how the acceleration of gravity, 9.81m/s^-2, changes when the Earth is a line or a sheet.