(Honors Physics) Universal Law of Gravitation
... If the weight of a classroom Physics textbook is 42 N, what is the books mass? If the textbook in question #5 was taken to the Moon, would its mass and/or weight change? Complete the following table for these objects “g” is the force of gravity per kilogram (N/kg) Weight is the force of gravity (N) ...
... If the weight of a classroom Physics textbook is 42 N, what is the books mass? If the textbook in question #5 was taken to the Moon, would its mass and/or weight change? Complete the following table for these objects “g” is the force of gravity per kilogram (N/kg) Weight is the force of gravity (N) ...
Slide 1 - USD 306
... one kilogram to accelerate at a rate of one m/s2. N = kg∙ m/s2 Weight is expressed in Newtons, because weight is the force exerted on an object due to gravity. A one kilogram mass weighs 9.8 Newtons. ...
... one kilogram to accelerate at a rate of one m/s2. N = kg∙ m/s2 Weight is expressed in Newtons, because weight is the force exerted on an object due to gravity. A one kilogram mass weighs 9.8 Newtons. ...
Forces “Push,” “Pull,” or “Lift up”
... • Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform speed in a straight line unless acted upon by a non net force. • The tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line is called inertia. • Mass is a measure of the inertia of a body. Mass is a measure o ...
... • Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform speed in a straight line unless acted upon by a non net force. • The tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line is called inertia. • Mass is a measure of the inertia of a body. Mass is a measure o ...
Wizard Test Maker
... 1. Two planets have the same size but different masses and no atmospheres. Which of the following would be the same for objects of equal mass on the surfaces of the two planets? I. The rate at which each would fall freely. II. The amount of force needed to cause a given horizontal acceleration. III. ...
... 1. Two planets have the same size but different masses and no atmospheres. Which of the following would be the same for objects of equal mass on the surfaces of the two planets? I. The rate at which each would fall freely. II. The amount of force needed to cause a given horizontal acceleration. III. ...
Weightlessness
Weightlessness, or an absence of 'weight', is an absence of stress and strain resulting from externally applied mechanical contact-forces, typically normal forces from floors, seats, beds, scales, and the like. Counterintuitively, a uniform gravitational field does not by itself cause stress or strain, and a body in free fall in such an environment experiences no g-force acceleration and feels weightless. This is also termed ""zero-g"" where the term is more correctly understood as meaning ""zero g-force.""When bodies are acted upon by non-gravitational forces, as in a centrifuge, a rotating space station, or within a space ship with rockets firing, a sensation of weight is produced, as the contact forces from the moving structure act to overcome the body's inertia. In such cases, a sensation of weight, in the sense of a state of stress can occur, even if the gravitational field was zero. In such cases, g-forces are felt, and bodies are not weightless.When the gravitational field is non-uniform, a body in free fall suffers tidal effects and is not stress-free. Near a black hole, such tidal effects can be very strong. In the case of the Earth, the effects are minor, especially on objects of relatively small dimension (such as the human body or a spacecraft) and the overall sensation of weightlessness in these cases is preserved. This condition is known as microgravity and it prevails in orbiting spacecraft.