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How could one decrease the gravitational force between a planet and an object orbiting the planet?
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∙ 6y ago
Gravitational force depends only on the masses involved, and on the distance. Thus, to DECREASE the gravitational force, you would have to reduce the mass of the planet or the object (take some stuff away from it); or increase the distance.
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What is the difference between orbits and rotation?
well when something is orbiting a planet that means an object is basically circling the planet due to its gravitational pull. Rotation is the planets rotation not the object surrounding circling it.
What happend to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance between them is decreased?
The gravitational force that one object exerts on another will decrease in magnitude. In the formula for gravitational force, the force is inversely proportional to the square of distance. This means that reducing the distance between the objects will increase the magnitude of gravitational force.
What is orbital energy of an orbiting object?
Orbital energy is the sum of the object's kinetic energy and its gravitational potential energy as it moves through its orbit.
What do you mean by the orbital energy of an orbiting object?
Orbital energy is the sum of the object's kinetic energy and its gravitational potential energy as it moves through its orbit
Can a moon have moons?
Yes. Think of it like this, and object, orbiting an object, orbiting an object, orbiting an object. If Earth can orbit the sun with the moon still orbiting the Earth, then what keeps a moon from orbiting our moon? Size and distance. Yes, in theory, but very unlikely to be a stable system.
What effect would decreasing the mass of two object have on gravitational attraction between them?
The gravitational attraction between two objects is proportional to the product oftheir two masses. So if you decrease the mass of either one, the force decreases,and if you decrease the masses of both of them then the force by George decreasesfor two separate reasons.
What is the law of gravitational potential energy?
Gravitational energy is the potential energy associated with gravitational force. If an object falls from one point to another point inside a gravitational field, the force of gravity will do positive work on the object, and the gravitational potential energy will decrease by the same amount.
Doubling the distance between an orbiting satellite and the earth will result in what change in the gravitational attraction between the two?
One Fourth as muchNote:When you talk about gravitational forces, the "distance" you're working withis the distance between the object and the center of the Earth. That's about4,000 miles more than its altitude above the surface.
Why do the planets and the other objects in the solar system stay in their orbits?
The planets and other objects in the solar system stay in their orbits due to the mutual gravitational attraction between each orbiting object and the Sun.
Does the gravitational attraction on an object increase or decrease with and increase in altitude?
it makes no difference you will still weigh the same
Does the force of gravity increase decrease or stay the same if the object it is acting on is more massive?
If the product of the two masses increases, then the gravitational force in both directions between them increases.
Does a gravitational force exist between you and every object object in the universe?
Yes it does.
