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Basically, you are not floating, but instead since you are traveling past earth's escape velocity or are able to break through the pull of gravity, you can follow earth's curve while freefalling and be weightless. Simply put, if you are in a free falling elevator you would think you were in space, as the exact same thing is happening in orbit.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo, in the sense that it is still attracted by Earth (otherwise it wouldn't be in orbit!). But for somebody within a space capsule for example, the gravity can't be felt. Such an object is said to be in "free fall".
No, in the sense that it is still attracted by Earth (otherwise it wouldn't be in orbit!). But for somebody within a space capsule for example, the gravity can't be felt. Such an object is said to be in "free fall".
No, in the sense that it is still attracted by Earth (otherwise it wouldn't be in orbit!). But for somebody within a space capsule for example, the gravity can't be felt. Such an object is said to be in "free fall".
No, in the sense that it is still attracted by Earth (otherwise it wouldn't be in orbit!). But for somebody within a space capsule for example, the gravity can't be felt. Such an object is said to be in "free fall".
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∙ 14y agoNo, in the sense that it is still attracted by Earth (otherwise it wouldn't be in orbit!). But for somebody within a space capsule for example, the gravity can't be felt. Such an object is said to be in "free fall".
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∙ 11y agoTheir weight does but their mass doesn't. Explanation: Weight is the measure of how heavy something is, how much it is being pulled on by gravity. Mass is the measure of how much matter is in them. Hence, in space, when gravity changes, weight changes, but the amount of matter in you does not.
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∙ 11y agoWe feel weight only by RESISTING the force of gravity. We feel weight when we're standing on the ground rather than falling to the center of the Earth. We feel weight when we're on the roof, but not when we are falling to the ground.
"Weightlessness" should be more properly called "free-fall", because when you are in orbit, you are freely falling toward the Earth, under the force of its gravity. But because you're moving SIDEWAYS so quickly, by the time you would have fallen to the ground, you've already missed the Earth completely!
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∙ 13y agoWeight is the force of attraction due to gravity, which decreases the further you are away from large planetary objects like the Earth.
Astronauts circling in orbit feel weightless, however, because of balanced forces. They and their spacecraft are travelling horizontally at great speeds. The Earth still attracts them and their craft but pulls them into a circular path so that they maintain the same distance from the Earth's surface. In effect, both the astronauts and their craft are "falling" at the same speed, like a marble thrown inside a tin can, so they can float around inside the spacecraft.
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∙ 11y agoNo.
Edit: It depends on the definition. They are still easily within the Earth's gravitational field, so in that sense they are not weightless.
However, they do "float about" inside the spacecraft because they are
in effect falling freely in the gravity field. In that sense they experience
"weightlessness".
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∙ 13y agoThings in space are not "weightless"; they are in "free-fall". Gravity affects things in space, including astronauts in the Space Station, just as they affect things here on Earth.
The difference is that here on Earth, we are opposing gravity, and exerting some force to do so. When we stand up. we use our muscles to push ourselves up away from the ground against the force of gravity. In space, we don't work against the force of gravity; we let it pull us down, and we fall.
The trick is that things in orbit are going sideways so fast that by the time we would have fallen to the Earth, we've missed the Earth! And we KEEP ON MISSING!
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∙ 12y agoBecause the deffinition of weight is how much mass you have, and mass is how much gravity is being pulled by what's "pulling" you. So since the moon has less gravitational pull, therefore your weight and mass will be smaller in space and on the moon than on earth
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∙ 13y agoAn astronaut in orbit around the earth on the space shuttle or space station experiences near-complete weightlessness, because the shuttle is travelling fast enough around the earth (28,000 kmh) that it remains in orbit, constantly falling under the influence of the earth's gravity, but never reaching the earth. The 'free fall' causes the effect of weightlessness.
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What is the weight of a falling object that has a mass of 16 kg?
0 because while the mass remains at 16 Kg, as the object is falling its weight (caused by the pull of gravity on its mass) becomes 0 as its acceleration equals that of the acceleration due to gravity. (This is why things seem weightless when in orbit round the Earth - they are actually falling).
How high does a person have to be to so that the gravity of the earth and moon are equal?
It doesn't work that way. There is no height at which you magically become weightless.
Why you are weightless in the center of the earth but not in the middle of outer space?
Because Earth's gravity is stronger the farther in through the atmosphere you go. Out of the atmosphere in space there is no gravity except on other planets.
Which object in the solar system is closest to Earth?
the object that is nearest to earth is moon
Which are the planet which rotate around the earth depends on the rotation of clock?
The only natural object that moves around Earth is the Moon - and for this very reason it is not considered a planet. Rotation does not depend on clocks.
Why is an object considered weightless when there is no normal force or when an object is in freefall?
Any object is weightless.
When are you considered to be weightless but still have the mass?
when your on the moon, or anywhere that has less gravity than earth.
What is the name for when the gravitational forces for an object in space are balanced?
The object is said to be weightless. If this occurs between the earth and the moon, the point where this occurs is called the null point.
Why can you be weightless?
not on earth but it can be simulated underwater, in aircraft, you can be weightless in outer space
Why are astronauts floating above the Earth in a Space Shuttle really no weightless?
Weight is an expression of the gravitational force acting on an object. When the space shuttle is in orbit around the Earth, it is held there by the Earth's gravity. Since gravity is still acting on the shuttle and the astronauts inside, they still have weight. They are described as "weightless" because an object in orbit is in a constant state of free fall.
How come an object can never be weightless?
gravity and mass...
Why an object becomes weightless in outer spaceaway from any planet or star?
Gravitational forces are much reduced by distance. Also, they would be fairly well balanced in all directions. However, there would probably still be some detectable gravitational force. The other definition of "weightless" is when an object is still in a gravitational field, but in "free fall". That's why astronauts orbiting Earth are "weightless".
Why isn't and object free fall really weightless?
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What is a situation in which an object is weightless?
When you're in space or theres no force acting on you.
What is the mass of a 12 kg object on the moon?
If the object's mass is 12 kg, then it's 12 kg. On Earth, on the moon, on Mars, or floating weightless in a space ship coasting from one of them to another. Weight depends on where you are, but mass doesn't.
How much you weigh at the center of the earth?
Theoretically it would be weightless at the centre point of the earth.
How can an object in space warp space and time if it is essentially weightless and would not therefore create any gravitational influence on it?
Weightless is not the same as massless -- it is an object's mass that warps space (and time) around it, creating a gravitational field.
