When describing the motion of objects near the surface of the Earth, it is thus more precise to refer to \(g = 9.8\text{N/kg}\) as the magnitude of the Earth’s gravitational field at the surface of th...When describing the motion of objects near the surface of the Earth, it is thus more precise to refer to \(g = 9.8\text{N/kg}\) as the magnitude of the Earth’s gravitational field at the surface of the Earth, then to refer to \(g = 9.8 \text{m/s}^{2}\) as the acceleration due to Earth’s gravity.
