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Newtonian Gravitation
The Free High School Science Texts: A Textbook for High School Students Studying Physics
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[edit] Important Equations and Quantities

**Table 9.1:** Units used in Newtonian Gravitation
Units
Quantity	Symbol	Unit	SI base units	Direction
mass	m	--	kg or --	--
velocity	$\overrightarrow{v}$	--	$\frac{\mbox{m}}{\mbox{s}}$ or $\ \ \mbox{m} \cdot \mbox{s}^{-1}$	yes
force	$\overrightarrow{F}$	N	$\frac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}}{\mbox{s}^2}$ or $\ \ \mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m} \cdot \mbox{s}^{-2}$	yes
energy	E	J	$\frac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^2}{\mbox{s}^2}$ or $\ \ \mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^{2} \cdot \mbox{s}^{-2}$	--