Physics

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If Earth's mass decreased to one-half its original mass with no change in radius, then your weight ... Started by ssal	1 Replies 93 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by ebonylittles
A weight watcher who normally weighs 400 N stands on top of a very tall ladder so she is one Earth ... Started by xclash	3 Replies 74 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by Ahnyah
Your weight is the force A) due to gravity only. B) you exert against a supporting surface. C) ... Started by Frost2351	1 Replies 77 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by vseab
When you step on a weighing scale at noon, Earth pulls you downward and the overhead Sun pulls you ... Started by cabate	1 Replies 75 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by Perkypinki
If the Sun became twice as massive, your attraction to the Sun would double and your weight as ... Started by Themember4	1 Replies 36 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by diana chang
Inside a freely-falling runaway elevator, your A) acceleration is zero. B) weight is zero. C) ... Started by Ebrown	3 Replies 79 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by Expo
You experience weightlessness A) in the absence of a supporting surface. B) momentarily when you ... Started by javeds	1 Replies 76 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by BUTTHOL369
The best time for digging clams (when the low tide is extra low) is during the time of the A) new ... Started by OSWALD	1 Replies 245 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by mariahkathleeen
During an eclipse of the Sun the high ocean tides on Earth are A) extra high. B) extra low. C) ... Started by P68T	1 Replies 90 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by flannelavenger
The main reason ocean tides exist is that Moon's pull is stronger A) than the pull of the Sun. ... Started by AEWBW	3 Replies 127 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by tandmlomax84
On each given day and location, tides rise and fall at A) about the same time. B) exactly the ... Started by Pineappleeh	1 Replies 79 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by zoeyesther
Tidal bulges on the Moon involve the concept of A) torques. B) elasticity. C) slight water on ... Started by urbanoutfitters	1 Replies 58 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by Sweetkitty24130
For lunar tides to occur in the human body A) most of the body would have to be in the liquid ... Started by karateprodigy	1 Replies 109 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by ndhahbi
The Earth is closer to the Sun in January than in July, which accounts for the fact that the highest ... Started by Pineapplelove6	3 Replies 68 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by onowka
The origin of any microtides in the human body is most likely the A) Sun. B) Moon. C) ... Started by bucstennis@aim.com	1 Replies 52 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by Koolkid240
Suppose the Moon had twice the diameter but the same mass and same orbital distance from Earth. In ... Started by vicky	1 Replies 139 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by cassie_ragen
The concept of force is fundamental to A) Newton's theory of gravitation. B) Einstein's theory ... Started by vicky	1 Replies 77 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by otokexnaru
Rate this statement: No force due to Earth's gravity acts on astronauts inside the orbiting space ... Started by Yolanda	3 Replies 104 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by smrtceo
If an object is placed exactly halfway between Earth and the Moon, it would fall toward the A) ... Started by Alygatorr01285	1 Replies 49 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by peter
An asteroid exerts a 360-N gravitational force on a nearby spacecraft. If the spacecraft moves to a ... Started by bobbysung	1 Replies 81 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by yuyiding
How far must one travel to escape Earth's gravitational field? A) to a region above Earth's ... Started by daltonest1984	1 Replies 85 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by vkodali
Half-way to the center of a completely hollow planet with a thin uniform shell, your weight would be ... Started by Ebrown	3 Replies 212 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by akpaschal
As soon as a ball rolls off the edge of a table A) it is not acted on by any forces. B) it is ... Started by Diane	1 Replies 102 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by Brummell1998
Each of us weighs a tiny bit less inside the ground floor of a skyscraper than we do on the ground ... Started by jc611	1 Replies 165 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by wilsonbho
A hollow spherical planet is inhabited by people who live inside it, where the gravitational field ... Started by kellyjaisingh	1 Replies 48 Views	Jul 29, 2018 by Sassygurl126