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How high up can you jump out of a plane and still be pulled back to earth by gravity?
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∙ 11y ago
There's no limit to the distance over which gravity acts.
There is gravitational force attracting the smallest speck of lint in your pocket to
the smallest grain of sand on the farthest beach on the farthest planet orbiting
the farthest star in the farthest galaxy from Earth. If there's nothing holding them
apart, they will be drawn toward each other by gravity and eventually meet.
Well, I suppose if your plane happened to be about 214,000 miles up AND the moon
happened to be straight up over you only 24,000 miles farther out, then you'd be at
the point where the moon's gravity is just starting to be stronger than the Earth's,
and it could pull you the other way when you stepped out.
But if there's nothing else around to pull you harder, then there's no limit to the distance
out to which Earth's gravity extends.
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Is there gravity at 36000 kms from the surface of the earth?
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Can there be gravity between mars and earth?
All celestial bodies exhibit some kind of gravitational pull on all other bodies. Hence, yes, it is very much possible to figure out the pull between the Earth and Mars. So yes, there can be, and is, gravity between our planets. Needless to say, the effect of Mars gravity on earth is overwhelmed by the effect of the suns gravity on earth. But it still exists.
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space craft experience 0G's because the are constaintly accelerating towards the earth at 9.8 meters per second which exerts an oposite force upwards which equels out the downward force of gravity.
Where does gravity exists?
Gravity exists everywhere in the universe. Even thousands of light years out, the effects of Earth's gravity are still felt, only in tiny, immeasureable amounts.
How do shooting stars travel so fast if there is no gravity?
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What are the effects of gravity on the pilot of a fast jet plane?
Gravity has the same effect on a pilot as any other object. If a plane is flying very fast, the gravity is still pulling the aircraft and the pilot down towards the earth. If the plane performs maneuvers, then the gravity may seem negligible but it still is pulling down. As objects goes higher away from the earth, the pull of the gravitional forces decreases. But a change in the gravitional force would not be noticeable until you get into space---where a jet can not fly.
Why plane acts against law of gravity?
It doesn't. Gravity still acts on the plane. Simply, there are other forces involved. For comparison, if you stand on the floor, there are also other forces involved, that don't let you continue falling towards the Earth's center.
How does the earth still spin when gravity ceases to exist?
The earth doesn't spin because of gravity, and gravity has not ceased to exist.
How earth is a gravity free system?
Sorry, but earth is not a gravity free system. No matter where it is placed in the universe it will still have gravity that will affect all around it and that upon it.
Why on the moon would you weigh less than on earth?
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You would weigh less on the moon than on the earth?
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Why are you lighter on the moon than on earth?
Gravity on the moon is 1/6 of the gravity on Earth. Weight is actually measuring the force of something (when you drop from a plane),and therefore relies on the gravity that makes you fall from the plane. When you use the term 'weight' you're referring to mass, which measures how much matter an object takes up. If you went to a different planet, your mass would stay the same, because you're still the same size, but you're weight would change because the gravity has changed.
Can you escape the earth gravity by going to the moon?
No. If you are on the moon, then the moon is the dominant gravitational body in your area, but the moon still orbits Earth and so is still very much under the influence of Earth's gravity.
In 2012 will Earth stop having gravity?
Now this may surprise you, but it's 2018 and earth still has gravity. So I'm gonna go with no, in 2012 earth will not stop pulling gravity.
If you pump all the air out of a room would there still be gravity?
Yes, there will still be gravity. The floor beneath you is still pulling you down towards the earth.
Is it true that Gravity exists only near Earth?
No. But the closer you are to the center of mass, the greater the effect of gravity. As spacecraft get farther from Earth, its pull on them decreases. But it is still strong enough to hold the Moon in orbit. The reason for zero gravity in Earth orbit is that a spacecraft is in free fall toward the Earth, so there is no apparent gravity within the craft. There are large planes that can simulate this by going into a steep dive, so that the occupants float around in free fall inside the plane, until it levels off.
