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Free fall is the term in Newtonian physics used to describe the motion of an object under the influence of gravity alone. Such an object moves along a geodesic. One example of an object always in free fall is Earth's moon.
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∙ 11y agoThe attraction of the earth on the thrown object is called 'Gravitational attraction' or 'gravity' , and the change in velocity of the object , as the result of this attraction , is known as 'Acceleration due to gravity'
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∙ 12y agois said to be in free fall
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What is motion that is under the influence of gravity alone called?
free fall
How does air effect gravity?
Air has no effect on gravity. But the presence of air can change the response of an object to the force of gravity alone.
What is the rate of the gravity accelerates objects on earth?
The acceleration due to gravity alone on Earth is about 9.81 meters per second-squared.
What type of path does a projectile follow in the absence of air resistance?
Without air resistance, the path of a projectile over a small part of the Earth's surface, under the influence of gravity alone, is always a piece of a parabola ... as long as it's not launched straight up or straight down.
What is Gravity flow?
Gravity flow is fluid flowing due to the forces of gravity alone and not to an applied pressure head. In the Bernoulli equation, the pressure term is omitted, and the height and velocity terms are the only ones included.
What is motion that is under the influence of gravity alone called?
free fall
Which erosional force acts alone to produce avalanches and landslides?
gravity
How does air effect gravity?
Air has no effect on gravity. But the presence of air can change the response of an object to the force of gravity alone.
Erosion that occurs when gravity alone causes rock or sediment to move down a slope?
The type of erosion that occurs when gravity alone causes rock or sediment to move down a slope is called mass movement. The types of mass movement are creep, slump, rock slides, and mudflows.
Does physical weathtering require water?
No. Wind & gravity can do it alone.
What is erosion that occurs when gravity alone causes rock or sediment to move down a slope?
Gravity alone can not do this, it must be combined with the actions of water, or ice.The terminologies associated with this that you are looking for are :-solifluctioncreepcamberslidingslumpingrotational shearturbidites
Which people did Michelangelo influence?
sadly none forever alone
What is the rate of the gravity accelerates objects on earth?
The acceleration due to gravity alone on Earth is about 9.81 meters per second-squared.
What is the meaning of free falling and how is it related to force?
Free falling isn't actually related to force, when you free fall you are falling because of gravity, gravity is one of the four known forces, but gravity is simply the warping of the fabric of space and time, you fall because the earth streches that fabric, and you fall or sink into it, like a bowling ball on a trampoline. There are no forces acting on you, rather you are simply moving with the fabric which you exist in, which has been warped by the force of gravity. Free Fall is where an object whose motion is due to gravity ALONE.
Is gravity alone a weak or strong force of erosion why?
GRAVITY- may be the weakest force of nature, but it acts on all materials and in all places
Gravity is the reason that the planets stay in orbit around the sun?
It is half the reason, at least. Gravity is the force pulling the planets towards the sun, but they also have a velocity working perpendicular to it. With the velocity alone, the planets would fly off into space. With gravity alone, the planets would be pulled into the sun.
Does gravity bents light?
Gravity will bend (influence) the path of photons (light). This effect is minimal: you would need A LOT of mass (like a black hole or a neutron star) and a very long distance for the photon to travel and to be measured to notice this effect. It is a little strange, as photons are considered to be massless, and should not be influenced by the mass (gravity) of another object. 1. Photons have energy; energy is mass (more or less); mass is affected by gravity. 2. Photons are probably affected by gravity, but you have to worry about refraction of light about a star. So, I think, the total angle is not due to gravity alone. Of course, maybe refraction is a gravity thing?
