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gravity, it is the force that pulls everything towards the centre of the earth.

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Q: What force are you working against when you lift a backpack?
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What forces are you working against when you lift a backpack?

gravity, it is the force that pulls everything towards the centre of the earth.


When you use a crowbar to lift a rock you are working against a force called?

input force


When you use a crowbar to lift a large rock you working against the force called?

Gravity.


When you use a crowbar to lift a large rock you are working against the force called?

Gravity.


What does lift do to the airplane?

Lift acts against the force of gravity, pushing the aircraft up.


How many newtons are needed to lift a 2 liter bottle of water?

If you and the bottle are anywhere near the Earth's surface, AND there's no other force working against you, AND the bottle itself weighs zero and you only have to lift the water, then you need to lift it with any force greater than roughly 19.6 newtons.


What is the lift force in an aircraft?

The lift force is the force acting against the aircraft's weight. For straight and level flight, lift acts in the upward vertical direction and the weight of the aircraft acts in the downward vertical direction. For level flight, lift = weight.


What force pulls an aircraft toward the ground acts against the force of lift in level flight?

Gravity


How work done against gravitational force?

Lift any object. Grav. force is acting down, you must apply an upward force to lift the object. Work is force applied through a distance, so work is done if you lift it, but not if you hold it still.


If Aashma Poudel does 150 joules of work lifting a 120-newton backpack. How high did she lift the backpack?

D=1.250m.


Why does a shuttle need thrust?

To lift off the earth against the force of gravity. To go up.


How many newtons does it take to lift an object?

It depends on how great the force is acting against the newtons.