Assertion: body's force | /r/HasProperty | exerted by the earth
Facets:
value: on a falling object
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: on the box
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The four forces we have to account for are the 20.0 N force you exert on it, the 12.0 N force your friend exerts, the force of gravity (the gravitational force exerted by the Earth on the box, in other words), and the support force provided by the table, which we'll call the normal force, because it is normal (perpendicular) to the surface the box sits on.
text: Remember that the acceleration depends on both force and mass, and let's look at the force exerted by the Earth on a falling object.