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a) What will an object weigh on the Moon's surface if it weighs 500 N on Earth's surface? (b) How many Earth radii must this
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Abby
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What prevents the planets in our solar system from floating away?(1 point) Responses planets' gravitational pull on one another
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It is said that the earth pulls objects to itself this is called the power of
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W
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Calculate the magnitudes of the gravitational forces exerted on the Moon by the Sun and by the Earth when the two forces are in
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Amy
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At a certain distance from the center of the Earth, a 4.00-kg object has a weight of 1.95 N. Calculate this distance.
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Stella
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If the Earth had two identical moons in one circular orbit, and the moons were as far apart in that orbit as they could be, the
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Mrs G
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A person is riding on a Ferris wheel. When the wheel makes one complete turn, is the net work done by the gravitational force
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Mary
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A space vehicle is orbiting Earth in a circular orbit with a radius of 10,300,000m. What is the minimum increase in speed that
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Joe
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Newton was holding an apple of mass 120 g and thinking about the gravitational forces exerted on the apple by himself and by the
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mymi
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On the way from a planet to a moon, astronauts reach a point where that moon’s gravitational pull transitions from being
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anonymous
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Many astronomers argue that the Earth and Moon should be considered a double planet,since the gravitational force by the sun on
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Abdurhman
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still cant get this one?
so damon i know you wanna help! or anyone else im open for suggestions haha Consider a spaceship located
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rory
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A person can jump a horizontal distance of 3.10 m on Earth, where the free-fall acceleration, g = 9.81 m/s2.
(a) How far could
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mike
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At what altitude above the Earth's surface would your weight be two-thirds of what it is at the Earth's surface? (Assume Re =
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melad
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how does the gravitational force exerted by earth on the sun compare with the gravitational force exerted by sun on the earth?
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amar
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1. What did Newton conclude about the force that pulls apples to the ground and the force that holds the moon in orbit?
2. What
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confused
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Cassie is writing an equation to show the effect of gravitational pull of the sun and moon on tidal range which equation would
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Unicorn
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When a spacecraft travels from the Earth to the Moon, both the Earth and the Moon exert a gravitational force on the spacecraft.
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Sam
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The gravity lock of the Moon to Earth is silimar to the action of a
A) giant pendulum B) spinning top C) master key D) tidal wave
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Angie
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Four 6.0 spheres are located at the corners of square of side 0.7m. calculate the magnitude and the direction of the total force
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Jenny
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In Larry Niven’s science fiction novel
Ringworld, a ring of material of radius 1.54 × 1011 m rotates about a star with a ro-
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helpplz
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A meteoroid passes between the moon and earth a gravitational force of 600N pulls the meteoroid toward the moon. At the same
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Adrienne
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Calculate the magnitudes of the gravitational forces exerted on the Moon by the Sun and by the Earth when the two forces are in
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Bon Oncle
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a square of edge length 15.0 cm is formed by four spheres of masses m1 = 8.00 g, m2 = 3.50 g, m3 = 1.50 g, and m4 = 8.00 g. In
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Amanda
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The gravitational forces of the Earth and the Moon are attractive, so there must be a point on a line joining their centers
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Anonymous
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sorry i have about 5 questions on this homework packet that i just can't figure out.... hope you can help me
A bowling ball (mass
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kelly
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Calculate the gravitational force between the Sun and an object. The mass of the Sun is 1.99×1030 kg. The mass of the object is
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Cameron
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Determine the value for the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the planet Mars, given the following data: Mass of
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Kelly
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Why are you able to sit where you are right now on Earth without hurting through our atmosphere into the Sun?
A. We are closer to
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You are flying to the Moon. Find the point at which the gravitational attractions of Earth and Moon on you will be equal and
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Katie
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Two spacecraft in outer space attract each other with a force of 45 N. What would the attractive force be if they were
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Melissa
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What prevents the planets in our solar system from floating away? (1 point)
Sun's gravitational pull Earth's gravitational pull
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trippie
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A satellite has a mass of 101 kg and is located at 1.99x10^6 m above Earth's surface.
(a) What is the potential energy of the
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Emily
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Darren the astronaut traveled to Planet U-427, a planet that is as big as Earth but is half the mass of Earth. What can you say
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Lorante
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what is the weight of a 100kg man on the moon with a gravitaional acceleration of 1.6m/s(squared)?
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april
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A student of weight 990 N was sent to another planet called Nerdland. If Nerdland has a mass that is three times the mass of the
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Richard
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Which object will experience the least amount of gravitational attraction toward Earth?
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A student researches jupiter and saturn and records th ollowing information:
• Jupiter is about half the distance to the sun
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Below is a table that lists the different masses of planets and Steve’s mass.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AIf Steve were standing on
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black want smarticles
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Analyzing Gravitational Data Quick Check
2 of 42 of 4 Items Question A shoe and a shirt are released from the same height. They
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only in ohio
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Barbie learned that gravitational fields exist between objects that are not in contact with each other. She creates a diagram of
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how much attack potency is needed to fight the gravitational pull of the moon?
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BRU
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A student claims that the planets orbit the Sun because of gravitational force. Which statement best supports this claim ?(1
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What’s a good name that combines super and gravity (or stuff that have to do with gravity)
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What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it?
A: The planets' speed as they orbit the sun. B: The
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Which of the following is a result of gravitational forces in the Solar System?
A. the difference in surface temperature on each
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If the galaxy is observed over time, which of the following observations would most strongly suggest that gravitational forces
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A spacecraft flies within 500,000 km of each of these planets. Based on its mass, which planet would gravitationally attract the
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What prevents the planets in our solar system from floating away?(1 point)
Responses moon's gravitational pull moon's
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The Sun’s gravitational attraction causes a comet’s path to curve, as shown in the illustration below.
Which of the following
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Astronomy
Astronomy and Planetary Science
Classical mechanics
Forces
Forces and Equilibrium
Forces and Motion
Gravitation
Gravity
Mass and Weight
Mechanics
Mechanics/Newton's laws of motion
Newton's Laws of Motion
Newtonian Mechanics
Observations of the Galaxy
Physics
Planetary Science
Planets
Solar System