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Is there any relationship between the mass of a planet and its gravitational field strength?
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∙ 13y ago
The relationship between the mass of a planet and its relative strength of gravitational pull is that they are directly proportional. The equation for the force of gravity between two bodies is F = GMm/r^2, where F is the force of gravity, G is the gravitational constant, M is mass 1, m is mass 2, and r is the distance between the objects.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe larger the mass of any object, the larger its gravitational field strength, the same goes for planets.
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What 2 factors would affect how thick a planet's atmosphere is?
The strength of the planet's gravitational field and exposure to solar wind.
What is the value of gravitational field strength on a planet with half Earth's mass and half its radius?
i guess it 's 39.2n.kg
What is the relationship between a planet's distance from the sun and the planet's period of revolution?
The relationship between the planet's SPEED and its distance from the Sun is given by Kepler's Third Law.From there, it is fairly easy to derive a relationship between the period of revolution, and the distance.
What keeps plantes in motion around the sun?
The gravitational attraction, between the Sun and the planet.
How does gravitational force acting on the planet compare to the gravitational force acting on the moon due to the planet?
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What is the relationship between the mass of the planet and the relative strenghth of its gravitational pull?
The relative strength of its gravitational pull is directly proportional to the planet's mass.
Why there will be a point between the earth and the moon at which the gravitational field strength will be zero?
There is a point where the gravitational field strength of both planet or object is equal, hence they cancel off each other, resulting in zero net gravitational field strength.
What characteristic of a planet determine the strength of its gravitational force on other objects?
The mass of the planet is all you need to know. That, along with the mass of the other object and the distance between their centers, tells you the strength of the force between them.
What does the gravitational field strength on a planet depend on?
It can be calculated on the basis of the planet's mass and its radius.
Is there a relationship between the distance a planet is from the sun and its surface gravity?
No. The strength of surface gravity on a planet depends on its size and mass.
Does planet mars have gravitational pull?
Yes. It's about 38% of the strength of Earth's gravity.
What 2 factors would affect how thick a planet's atmosphere is?
The strength of the planet's gravitational field and exposure to solar wind.
What is the gravitional field strength of the earth at its surface?
The gravitational field strength of a planet multiplied by an objects mass gives us the weight of that object, and that the gravitational field strength, g of Earth is equal to the acceleration of free fall at its surface, 9.81ms − 2.
What is the value of gravitational field strength on a planet with half Earth's mass and half its radius?
i guess it 's 39.2n.kg
Which planet would a spaceship need the largest force to take off?
Weight = mass * gravitational field strength W = mg The force to lift off is the force to overcome the force of weight. As the mass doesn't change, the only variable affecting W is g, the gravitational field strength. Which planet has the highest gravitational field strength, and that is your answer. (you probably have this in a data book or something, for reference, earth's gravitational field strength is 9.81 ms^-2 , sometimes simplified to 9.8 or 10) Once you have worked out your answer, you should have got the planet: Jupiter. I hope this helped, Ibraheem.U
If you produce a scatter graph of planet mass and gravitational field strength Mercury Saturn and Jupiter appear on one line of best fit and the rest on another Why?
The gravitational field strength at a standard distance is directly proportional to a planet's mass so the need for a scatter diagram is not immediately obvious.
How do you compute the gravitational field of strength of a planet?
The gravitational force between any two object is given by Newton's basic formula for gravity: F = G M1 M2 / R2 If the masses M1 and M2 are in kilogrammes and the distance between the objects R in metres, and the gravitational constant G is 6.670 x 10 to the power of -11, the answer is in Newtons.
