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If the earth were placed five times farther from the sun how would the gravitational effect of the sun on the earth change?
The gravitational force would be 1/25 of the current value. Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
How does the distance of the earth from the sun compare to the distance of the gas giant from the sun?
Jupiter is 5 times as far away from the Sun as Earth, Saturn is 10 times as far.
How many times earth distance from sun affects year?
If we were four times the distance, the year would be 8 times longer. In other words the general formula is: Time = Distance3/2
Viewed from Pluto would the Sun would appear more than a thousand times fainter than on earth?
Yes, from Pluto, the Sun would appear more than a thousand times fainter than on Earth due to the increased distance. Pluto is an average distance of about 3.7 billion miles away from the Sun, leading to a significant decrease in sunlight intensity compared to Earth's distance of about 93 million miles.
How would navigation change if the north star were closer to earth?
Nothing would change in this case. A change in direction might affect navigation, but a change in distance would hardly be noticed. Except that it would be a bit brighter, and easier to notice.
What of the changes below would increase the force of Earth's gravity on an object?
The only way to change anythings gravity is to change its' mass. (apex) Increase the mass of the object Decrease the distance of the object from Earth
What force of gravity exists at two times the Earth's radius?
Assuming you mean from the center of the Earth: 1/22 = 1/4, that is, 1/4 the gravity at the Earth's surface. If you mean two Earth radii from the surface, then the distance from the Earth's center would be 3 times as much, and the force would be 1/9, compared to the Earth's surface. _______________________________ The force of gravity changes with the reciprocal of the square of the distance. So if the distance is increased by a factor of 2, the force will DECREASE by a factor of two squared, or 4. So, double the distance = one-quarter the force.
Would your weight change on mt Everest?
mass does not change but weight does because weight is equal to mass times gravity. gravity is weaker at higher elevations. gravity does not change at higher elevations, as long as you remain inside Earth's atmosphere
If you put a moon rock on the earth would the weight of the rock change?
No, the weight of the moon rock would not change if it was brought to Earth. Weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object, which would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth. The mass of the rock would stay the same as well.
How many times further is the orbit of Pluto than the earth?
The orbit of Pluto is about 39 times further away from the Sun than Earth's orbit. Pluto's average distance from the Sun is about 39.5 astronomical units, while Earth's average distance is about 1 astronomical unit.
What is the Moon's maximum distance from the sun?
That would be the Earth's distance from the Sun (at aphelion) plus the Earth-Moon distance. The latter is insignificant.
What is the value of g at a distance from the Earth's center equal to 4 times the Earth's radius if the value of g at the earth's surface is about 9.8 meters per second squared?
The gravitation field varies inversely with the square of distance, in this case as measured from the Earth's center. We live on the surface, which is at a distance of 1R where R is the radius. At a distance 4 times greater (4R), the force would fall to 1/4^2 = 1/16 time g. (9.8)/16 = etc.
