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A spherical cloud of small icy fragments at the farthest reaches of the Sun's gravitational influence?
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That is the Oort Cloud.
That is the Oort Cloud.
That is the Oort Cloud.
That is the Oort Cloud.
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∙ 14y agoThat is the Oort Cloud.
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What is the distance from earth where gravity becomes zero?
There is no such distance. Gravity has no limit. There are forces of gravity between the lint in your pocket and the smallest grain of sand on the farthest beach on the other side of the farthest planet, in orbit around the farthest star, in the farthest galaxy from Earth. Of course, the farther apart two objects are, the less the gravitational forces between them are. But the forces are still there.
What is the distance to which the earth's gravitational force extends?
Here is the formula for the strength of the gravitational force: F = G m1m2/R2 'm1' and 'm2' are the masses of the two objects attracting each other, and 'R' is the distance between them. There's nothing in the formula that says "Only as far out as this maximum distance". The gravitational force between two objects extends to any distance you want to think about, and past it. It becomes weaker as the distance grows, but it never shrinks to zero, no matter how far apart the objects are. There is a force of gravity between a grain of sand on the farthest planet orbiting the farthest star in the farthest galaxy, if any of them exist, and your pinky fingernail.
What planet is the 6th planet farthest from the sun?
The Earth is the 6th farthest planet from the Sun. Neptune is the farthest.
What planet is next to the planet that is farthest from the Sun?
The next-to-farthest planet is Uranus.The farthest planet is Neptune.
What two planets are farthest apart?
Mercury and Uranus are the two planets that are farthest apart.
Which fragements travel the fastest and farthest during electrophoresis?
The smallest and lightest fragments.
When would the gravitational pull between the earth and moon be the weakest?
That's when the Moon is farthest from Earth - in other words, at apoapsis.
Which territory in Canada is farthest west?
British Columbia is the Canadian province farthest West.
What is the path that a planet travels around the sun?
An orbit. the farthest known orbit in our solar system is the Oort belt, in the farthest reaches of our sun's gravitational field.
What is created by treating DNA with restriction enzymes to create fragments allowing them to travel in an agarose gel bed with electricity and capturing the results in a type of picture?
When DNA is treated with restriction enzymes, and the fragments are loaded onto a gel which is subjected to electrophoresis, we get a banding pattern of the DNA fragments with the farthest band (from the gel) of those fragments smallest in size.
What is the distance from earth where gravity becomes zero?
There is no such distance. Gravity has no limit. There are forces of gravity between the lint in your pocket and the smallest grain of sand on the farthest beach on the other side of the farthest planet, in orbit around the farthest star, in the farthest galaxy from Earth. Of course, the farther apart two objects are, the less the gravitational forces between them are. But the forces are still there.
Which body exerts the weakest gravitational force on the earth?
We keep getting these questions about one body 'exerting' gravitational forceon other bodies, and we have to emphasize again: That's the least helpful wayto think about it.Gravitational force always involves two bodies. The strength of the force dependson the mass of both bodies, the force acts along the line between the centers ofboth bodies, and both bodies feel gravitational forces with the same strength.Whatever force the earth 'exerts' on you that draws you toward it, you exert thesame force on the earth that draws the earth toward you.The weakest pair of gravitational forces is the pair between the earth and thesmallest mass that's farthest away from the earth. So it has to be something likethe smallest piece of dust on a bookshelf on the farthest planet in orbit around thefarthest star on the far side of the farthest galaxy from us.
When is gravity zero?
The force of gravitational attraction between two masses is never zero. There is a force of gravitational attraction between a hair on your head and the smallest moon in the farthest galaxy. The force may be too small to measure, but it's never zero.
What is the distance to which the earth's gravitational force extends?
Here is the formula for the strength of the gravitational force: F = G m1m2/R2 'm1' and 'm2' are the masses of the two objects attracting each other, and 'R' is the distance between them. There's nothing in the formula that says "Only as far out as this maximum distance". The gravitational force between two objects extends to any distance you want to think about, and past it. It becomes weaker as the distance grows, but it never shrinks to zero, no matter how far apart the objects are. There is a force of gravity between a grain of sand on the farthest planet orbiting the farthest star in the farthest galaxy, if any of them exist, and your pinky fingernail.
Neptune the farthest planet remains in orbit even though it si so far away from the sun what does this tell you about the sun's gravity?
It means the sun has a massive gravitational pull.
What causes the bands on your DNA gels?
During gel electrophoresis, the DNA moves along the agarose gel to the positive side of the box, and after a certain amount of time, the smaller DNA fragments travel the farthest (because they have an easier time navigating the pores of the gel) and so on, leaving behind a series of bands comprised of similar-sized DNA fragments.
How can the Moon's gravitational pull be observed on earth?
The tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull. The moon pulls the water towards it. The moon also pulls the earth towards it, but just a bit less, so there is a bulge(the tide) in the Earth's ocean's on the side nearest the moon and on the side farthest from the moon.
