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What other substance on earth does the gravity of the moon have the greatest pull on?
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How does the gravity of the sun impact on earth?
The sun's gravity keeps the earth and the other planets in orbit around it
Does how fast earth spins effect gravity?
There is no effect to gravity due to earth fast spins because gravity is other thing and spin of earth is different thing. So we could not compare to each other. Gravity is made of mass of earth and spin of earth is due to sun, as earth revolving around the sun.
Is gravity the force of the earth on objects near it?
Gravity is not unique to the Earth. All matter has gravity and all matter attracts all other matter. Since the Earth has mass it also has a gracvitational field associated with it.
Which planet exerts the greatest pull of gravity?
Gravity is strongest at the poles of the earth because at the equator, the earth bulges out slightly. That puts objects at the equator "a bit farther away" from the earth, so they will be "pulled on less" owing to the fact that they are not as close.Gravity is influenced by the distance from the center of gravity and the mass of the object. The closer you are to the center of the earth, the greater the gravitational pull will be (and vice-versa).
What is the force that pulls all objects to the earth?
GRAVITY... 2nd answer: The force that pulls all objects toward each other is gravity. The earth exerts the force of gravity on you, and you exert the force of gravity on the earth ( or your couch, dog, etc). We notice Earth's force of gravity because it is huge compared with the force of gravity of our bodies .... or the force of gravity of our bowling balls, and so forth.
Would a large book a house a human being or an average size car have the greatest force of gravity to the Earth at its surface?
The forces of gravity that attract the Earth and an object on its surface toward each other are greatest for the object with the greatest mass. Among the items on your list, that's probably the house.
Why does earth have gravity and other planets don't?
The other planets do have gravity.
How fast will gravety pull water?
Gravity has the exact same effect on water as it does any other substance. In "Earth-normal" gravity, it pulls with a force of approximately 9.8 Neutons per gram.
Which of the following objects would experience the largest force of gravity a train a car a pin or the force of gravity is the same for all objects?
Wherever the objects happen to be, the one with the greatest mass attracts any nearby mass, such as the Earth, with the greatest force, and it is attracted to the other mass, such as the Earth, with equal force.
What is the difference between specific gravity and gravity?
Specific gravity is the ratio of a substance's density to that of a standard, usually water. Gravity is a force of attraction between two bodies. We usually think of the gravitational force of the earth as the force of attraction for bodies on the surface of the earth, but all objects exert a tiny attraction for each other.
Does gravity pull you towards the earth?
Gravity pulls you and the Earth toward each other.
Why is there only gravity on earth and not any other planet?
All planets have gravity, not just Earth.
What time of year is the sun's gravity on earth the greatest?
It is NOT the June solstice, as some may assume. It is a few days later. This year it was, I believe, July 4. After that point, the earth began to accelerate and will continue to do so until it reaches perihelion in early January. The solstice has to do with the tilt of the earth's axis, and our farthest approach to the sun, aphelion, has to do with the eliptical shape of our orbit around the sun. These two things are independent, and we happen to be living at a time when the solstices are very close to aphelion and perihelion. Nothing requires that earth's axial tilt must have a certain orientation to our orbit. In fact, they are moving relative to each other all the time as a result of what is called precession.
How does the gravity of the sun impact on earth?
The sun's gravity keeps the earth and the other planets in orbit around it
Does An average-size car have the greatest force of gravity to the Earth at its surface?
An average size automobile does not have the greatest force of gravity on the Earth's surface. The answer is the heaviest object on Earth has the greatest force of gravity applied to it. According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, gravitation is the force that attracts objects toward each other. For objects relatively close to the Earth, this force is called gravity, and its equation is:F = mgwhere:F is the force pulling objects toward the Earthm is the mass of the objectg is the acceleration due to gravity; this number is a constant for all masses of mattermg is the product of m times gThe variable in this equation is mass for acceleration due to gravity on Earth is always the same for any object which is 9.8m/s^2_______________________________________The force of gravity on the car will be essentially the same anywhere on the Earth. If you were to blast the car into space, so that the distance from the Earth's surface was about 4000 miles (in other words, double the distance from the Earth's center to the car) then the force of gravity would be reduced to one-quarter, since the force of gravity decreases as the square of the distance increases.However, nobody will take a regular automobile into space; it would be foolish.
Does how fast earth spins effect gravity?
There is no effect to gravity due to earth fast spins because gravity is other thing and spin of earth is different thing. So we could not compare to each other. Gravity is made of mass of earth and spin of earth is due to sun, as earth revolving around the sun.
What do you call force of gravity on earth?
It's called 'gravity' everywhere on earth... Earths' gravitational pull is the basis for calculating other fields of gravity, with earth gravity being one unit, or 1G.
