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What is the condition called when you feel weightlessness in space.?
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How does weightlessness occur in a space shuttle that is orbiting earth?
Weightlessness is a measure of how much resistance there is between an object and the local gravity. If you are standing on the ground, then there is 100% resistance between you and the pull of gravity. Your weight is equal to the pull of gravity on your mass. When you jump off a tall object, you are falling. You feel weightless because there is no resistance between you and the pull of gravity. When you are in a shuttle orbiting the Earth, both you and the Shuttle are falling in such a way that you never hit the ground. This is called an orbit. You feel weightless because you are falling. You just never hit the bottom like you would on Earth.
Describe the conditions under which astronauts train weightness in space?
I'm uncertain what the question means. Astronauts do not normally 'train' while in space. They train in preparation for space. Assuming that is what the question means: There are two ways astronauts train for weightlessness. Neither is satisfactory. * They train it a place called the WIF or Water Immersion Facility. You can think of this as a swimming pool where the astronauts and the equipment they handle are made neutrally buoyant. That is, heavy or light material is attached so they neither float nor sink in water, but remain suspended in the water. The resistance of the water on movement and the fact that your internal organs still feel the pull of gravity limit it's value for simulating weightlessness in space. * They ride on an airplane that makes zero-g parabolic flights (visit link below). The airplane (called variously, the Vomit Comet, the Weightless Wonder, etc.) climes to a peak then allows itself to fall for about 30 seconds. When you are falling you are weightless, so this accurately simulates the weightlessness of space. But, but the short periods and the high forces when the plane pulls out of the fall make it of limited value for training.
How would you feel in a space shuttle in outer space?
scared.
Is weightlessness the same as zero gravity?
There is no such thing as zero gravity. The reach of gravity is infinite - you are even affected by the smallest rock in the farthest galaxy by 0.0000000000000000000000001 newtons. Weightlessness is a feeling: generally when you are in free-fall because you are in geosynchronous orbit, you are always falling just back into the loop. Astronauts in space feel the reduction in gravity and if they are not in orbit would feel differing pulls from different directions when they move to different locations. Between the Earth and the Moon there is a point called the Lagrange point: it's the distance from both the Earth and the Moon that their pulls are equal. At this point you would 'float' forever, at least until another body comes near and adds it's gravity to the mix. Astrology could have a possible affect on you but it doesn't take into account all objects in the Universe and thereby is a stab in the dark. The location and pulls of gravity from different objects could make you feel better or worse but we don't have the tools to measure this.
What does a space shuttle feel like?
a space shuttle feels really ruff
What do you feel in space?
-- weightlessness -- isolation -- disorientation -- nausea
Why do astronauts in orbit feel weightlessness?
they are falling through space around earth
How would it feel like if you were floating freely in space?
The feeling of weightlessness is similar to the feeling you have when floating in a swimming pool. Buoyancy is a pretty good simulation of weightlessness. Although there is NO friction in space so you would be either dead from explosive decompression or (if you were wearing a space-suit) you would bee throwing up in your helmet from rapid spinning.
How is weightlessness different from swimming?
Weightlessness means having little or no weight; not experiencing the effects of gravity. The difference between weightlessness and swimming is that during swimming you feel your weight less but you still have weight, you are still being subject to the same amount of gravity. Your weight and gravity are what is keeping you in the water.
How does weightlessness occur in a space shuttle that is orbiting earth?
Weightlessness is a measure of how much resistance there is between an object and the local gravity. If you are standing on the ground, then there is 100% resistance between you and the pull of gravity. Your weight is equal to the pull of gravity on your mass. When you jump off a tall object, you are falling. You feel weightless because there is no resistance between you and the pull of gravity. When you are in a shuttle orbiting the Earth, both you and the Shuttle are falling in such a way that you never hit the ground. This is called an orbit. You feel weightless because you are falling. You just never hit the bottom like you would on Earth.
What is apparent weightlessness?
Apparent weightlessness is the sensation a body feels, when they have nothing stopping them from accelerating at the same rate as the acceleration of a gravitational field. Any body in earth's (or any other planets) gravitational field has weight, you just may not be able to feel it at times. It is a common mistake to think that your weight is the force that you push down with onto earth. The force that gives one the sensation of weight is actually a force known as the 'normal reaction force'. This is the force of the ground, or anything beneath you, pushing you back up. Thus if the normal force beneath your feet disappears, there is nothing stopping your feet from falling, and you experience 'apparent weightlessness'
When i feel hot and sticky you are feeling an air condition called?
Humidity
When you feel hot and sticky you are feeling an air condition called?
Humidity
How would being in zero gravityaffect mass and volume?
This occurs in spaceships. This is also called weightlessness. Your mass and volume don't change. You just don't feel any force attracting toward the earth.
Why do you feel weightlessness in water?
because the particles are more densely packed in water so they support you more and hold some of your weight, making you feel weightless
Describe the conditions under which astronauts train weightness in space?
I'm uncertain what the question means. Astronauts do not normally 'train' while in space. They train in preparation for space. Assuming that is what the question means: There are two ways astronauts train for weightlessness. Neither is satisfactory. * They train it a place called the WIF or Water Immersion Facility. You can think of this as a swimming pool where the astronauts and the equipment they handle are made neutrally buoyant. That is, heavy or light material is attached so they neither float nor sink in water, but remain suspended in the water. The resistance of the water on movement and the fact that your internal organs still feel the pull of gravity limit it's value for simulating weightlessness in space. * They ride on an airplane that makes zero-g parabolic flights (visit link below). The airplane (called variously, the Vomit Comet, the Weightless Wonder, etc.) climes to a peak then allows itself to fall for about 30 seconds. When you are falling you are weightless, so this accurately simulates the weightlessness of space. But, but the short periods and the high forces when the plane pulls out of the fall make it of limited value for training.
Why an astronaut in a space shuttle feels weightless?
"Weight" happens when the attraction of gravity on a mass is resisted, we only FEEL the weight when we are resisting gravity. Weightlessness therefore happens when gravity is not resisted - when you are in "free-fall".In a space when you are in orbit round the Earth, you are effectively in "free-fall" and therefore as you are not resisting gravity you are weightless (but not massless).
