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Why does the light from the sun take so long to reach earth when the light is traveling so fast?
light takes approximately 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the earth. even though it is traveling extremely fast, the earth is about 93million miles away from the sun, so if you think about it 8 minutes is pretty quick
Why is the iss so important?
because it rocks!
How much money did the ISS cost?
The Columbus science lab on the ISS was 2 billion dollars so it must have been a lot more than that.
How fast does the ISS orbit earth?
every 92. mins. 92 mins is the time it takes to complete one full orbit. The Orbital speed is calculated using the ISS's centripetal acceleration. The ISS orbits earth at approx. 400 km about the surface of the earth. at a radius of approx. 6.771x10^6 meters. The force the ISS experiences at that altitude is approx. 8.69 m/s^2 (a=GM/r^2), about 12% less force than 9.8m/s^2 experienced on the earths surface. Not too much difference; the only thing keeping it from falling is it's horizontal or orbit velocity. At 8.69 m/s^2, and if a=v^2/r (its centripetal acceleration, orbit velocity, and radius of orbit), The ISS's orbit velocity is 7670.7 m/s or 7.67 km/s. That is ridiculously fast; approximately Mach 17.3!!! - but it is essentially in a vacuum so you couldn't hear the sonic boom. Once a shuttle boost's enough to gain that speed to dock, it has to enter and smash into the earths atmosphere at that speed, relying on air friction to slow it down. The reason the ISS is a 'zero gravity' environment, is because it is constantly in a 'free fall' state, accelerating to the earths center at 8.69 m/s^2.
Why do the satellite not fall while revolving around the earth?
They do fall. But they're traveling fast enough so that the surface of the Earth falls away from them as fast as they are falling. Same thing that keeps the Earth from falling into the sun.
What is the reason for P waves traveling so fast and L waves traveling so slow?
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Can you see the satellite from earth traveling really fast?
Yes, frequently. Bigger satellites like the International Space Station are easy to see; they are very bright and fast-moving. Smaller satellites are, obviously, not so bright and therefore less obvious. Visit SpaceWeather.com and click on the link to "Satellite Flybys" in the right-hand sidebar. Then enter your location, and it will show you any ISS overflights in the next week or so.
Who is at fault if it is raining and a car traveling too fast in a parking lot failed to yield to a car that was already backing out?
Really that's kind of hard to answer. My answer might not help, but i think both because the car backing up should be paying closer attention, but the other car shouldn't be traveling so fast in a parking lot so I'm going to go with the car that was car traveling to fast.
How fast do you have to go to travel one mile in 60 seconds?
You are traveling 1 mile in 1 minute. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so you are traveling 60 mph.
Why does the light from the sun take so long to reach earth when the light is traveling so fast?
light takes approximately 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the earth. even though it is traveling extremely fast, the earth is about 93million miles away from the sun, so if you think about it 8 minutes is pretty quick
Why is the iss so important?
because it rocks!
Why it takes a space shuttle so long to dock at the ISS even though it gets to orbit in few seconds after it lifts from earth?
Because if they timed it so it docked at the same time as it reached orbit, there would be no room for adjustments like weather delays, etc. By giving themselves several orbits (or days), it is much easier for the Shuttle to adjust it's speed and altitudeso it can approach the ISS at a safe speed. Consideration is also given to the sun angle at the projected time of docking. It would be very difficult to see the docking target if the Shuttle pilot had to look into the sun while trying to dock.
Why iss dodgeball so controversial?
It has a high potential for injury
Was the Thompson dock a dry dock?
the Thompson Dock was the worlds largest dry dock in 1911, so yes it was, and it helped create Titanic and its sister vessels Olympic and Britannic. :)
How much money did the ISS cost?
The Columbus science lab on the ISS was 2 billion dollars so it must have been a lot more than that.
Why is iss so boring?
Because i mean it's iss nothing fun is going to happen there please get me out i fell like if i was in my own cell in a hell
What is the little white piece that comes with an iPod touch for?
It's called a Dock Adapter or Dock Insert. So basically, the insert goes into a dock of some sort, it's designed for the iPod touch specifically so it will fit well and not wobble or fall out of the dock.
