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The gravitational field intensity due to earth is called acceleration due to gravity.
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Hint: Find the equation of acceleration due to gravity and gravitational field intensity. Acceleration due to gravity is g and equal to Gm1r2. The intensity of gravitational field at a point is given by equation E=Fm, Where F=mg.

Complete step by step answer:
Acceleration due to gravity-
The gravitational force between two masses is proportional to the product of mass and is inversely proportional to square of the distance apart,
Fm1m2r2F=Gm1m2r2
The term Gm1r2is called acceleration due to gravity and is denoted by the letter g.
Gravitational field –
When a body is placed in a gravitational field, this field exerts a force on it. And the direction and the intensity of the field are defined in terms of the force it exerts on a body planed in it.
The intensity of gravitational field at a point is given by equation-
E=Fm
Where, F= force exerted by the field on a body of mass m placed in a gravitational field.
If a mass m is placed close to the surface of the earth, the force on it is F=mg
E=FmE=mgm=g
Thus the intensity of the gravitational field near the surface of the earth is equal to the acceleration due to gravity.

Note: When a body creates a gravitational field in a space around it. The field has its own existence and has energy and momentum. This field has a definite direction at each point of the space.
Acceleration due to gravity and intensity of the gravitational field are two separate physical quantities having equal magnitude and directions.
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