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How is the moons orbit around the earth related to an apple falling from a tree?
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because when an apple falls from a tree, it spins as it goes down to the ground.
That apple has fallen from a branch which launches it off to the ground giving it
energy. As it spins, the energy is still alive in it and once it stops spinning and hits
the floor, it will bounce and then that energy will be gone. The moon's orbit is
similar to that because the moon orbits around the Earth. The Earth is the branch
which is the reason why the moon orbits around the Earth. That's why we have
morning and night of course. So the Earth is the moon's branch and so the moon is
"falling" and spinning as it goes down. The moon revolves around the Earth and it
spins on its axis. That is how the moon's orbit around Earth is related to an apple
falling from a tree.
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Answer #2:
One is tempted to move the answer above into the category that deals with
the relationship between rainbows and unicorns, but I'll steadfastly resist it.
The falling apple and the orbiting moon are both responding in the same way to
the same force, and their motions are both perfectly explained and predicted by
the same deceptively simple formula for the gravitational force, presented by
Newton more than 250 years ago.
The branch, the spin of the apple, the ground, the floor, the bounce, the spin of
the moon, the spin of the Earth, morning, and night, are all enrolled in a school of
red herrings. None of them has anything to do with the question, or with its answer.
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How is the moons orbit around the earth realted to an apple falling from the tree?
the gravitaional pull
How is tangental velocity related to the moon falling around the earth?
The Moons tangential velocity is constantly changing in direction as it falls around the Earth.
How is the Moon's orbit around the earth related to an APPLE falling from a tree?
The moon's orbit around planet Earth is related to an apple falling from a treebecause when an apple falls from a tree, it spins as it goes down to the ground.That apple has fallen from a branch which launches it off to the ground giving itenergy. As it spins, the energy is still alive in it and once it stops spinning and hitsthe floor, it will bounce and then that energy will be gone. The moon's orbit issimilar to that because the moon orbits around the Earth. The Earth is the branchwhich is the reason why the moon orbits around the Earth. That's why we havemorning and night of course. So the Earth is the moon's branch and so the moon is"falling" and spinning as it goes down. The moon revolves around the Earth and itspins on its axis. That is how the moon's orbit around Earth is related to an applefalling from a tree.=============================Answer #2:One is tempted to move the answer above into the category that deals withthe relationship between rainbows and unicorns, but I'll steadfastly resist it.The falling apple and the orbiting moon are both responding in the same way tothe same force, and their motions are both perfectly explained and predicted bythe same deceptively simple formula for the gravitational force, presented byNewton more than 250 years ago.The branch, the spin of the apple, the ground, the floor, the bounce, the spin ofthe moon, the spin of the Earth, morning, and night, are all enrolled in a school ofred herrings. None of them has anything to do with the question, or with its answer.
Identify evidence from scientists for pull of gravity on Earth?
An apple falling from a tree. A welly falling from someones foot
Why does food float in space?
Because it is falling toward Earth at the same rate as everything around it. See Related Links, below.
What was significant about Newton's theory?
Isaac Newton's Law of Gravity was significant, in that he claimed his Theoiry of Gravity, applied to the apple falling from a tree, the moon falling and the earth falling around the sun. He claimed that his Theory applied throughout the universe! A Universal law of Physics.
Why does the moon revolve around the earth instead of falling like an apple?
In a sense, it is falling toward earth, but its orbital velocity causes it to miss from moment to moment. The moon is in a stable orbit around the earth, and that is due in part to the gravitational pull between the earth and moon, and in part to the moon's own velocity as it travels in its orbit. If we could put some unimaginably powerful rockets on the moon that would push sideways (not down toward earth) in such a way that the moon's orbital velocity would slow a great deal, then the moon WOULD fall to earth, and it would cause more trouble than a falling apple.
Newton's law of universal gravitation is so named because it?
Newton believed that his gravity pervaded the whole Universe, thus from the falling apple to the falling moon, to the falling earth and beyond.
What keeps space station up in space?
The space station is orbiting the earth. That means it is constantly falling, but falling AROUND the Earth. Satellites do the same thing.
Why is the earth falling and also going around the sun?
It is falling through space even though moving around the sun. The inertia of the "fall" and the pull of the gravity of the sun, make the earth go around the sun in an ecliptic orbit.
What would happen if the earth fell?
The earth is falling. It takes the earth an entire year to fall once around the sun.
How did watching an apple fall from a tree lead newton to his hypothesis about gravity?
The falling apple helped Newton to understand the law of gravitational attraction between masses. The apple did not fall up, it did not fall sideways, it fell toward the earth. Newton could see a universal law in the fall of the local apple. The fall of the apple confirmed his ideas of why the earth orbited around the sun, etc.
