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muscles become longer, but thinner
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When muscles contrast do they get shorter or longer?
Do you mean "contract". Well, when muscles contract they get shorter and fatter. When they relax they get longer and thinner.
What happen to the shape of the earthworm when the circular muscles contract?
The segments elongate when the circular muscles contract.
What tighten and get shorter when you inhale but relax and get longer when you exhale?
The diaphragm and intercostal muscles tighten and contract during inhalation, causing the rib cage to lift and expand, resulting in a shorter length. During exhalation, these muscles relax, allowing the rib cage to lower and return to its longer length.
Is it true that muscle cells can move a bone when they extend or get longer as well when they contract or get shorter?
No, muscles only do work when contracting. Thus muscles come in opposing sets that pull in opposite directions.
When a muscle contracts it become shorter or longer?
It becomes shorter.
Can muscle cells extend or get longer as well as contract or get shorter?
False
Between September 21 and December 20 the days become shorter or longer?
They become longer.
How does a bar of steel get shorter after it has cooled down?
The bar will contract (get shorter) as it cools down, and expand (get longer) as it is heated up.
When the sondwaves become weak does it mean the wavelength become shorter or longer?
Longer because if you think about it, that stretches it out.
Is the days shorter and nights get longer?
In the northern hemisphere, USA and UK included, during Spring the days become longer and the nights become shorter. Conversely, in the southern hemisphere, Australia, and South Africa included , during the same period the days become shorter and the nights become longer. Depending on which side of the Equator you are on , the seasons and daylight hours are reversed. During Autumn (Fall)(northern hemisphere), the whole process is reversed in both hemispheres.
Why you use your muscle to move not your bones?
Your bones are solid and fixed - they cannot move by themselves because they have no flexibility. Your muscles are used to move your bones because each muscle can contract or relax - get shorter or longer - and therefore cause the bones to move.
What happens to the length of days and nights in winter?
Days get shorter and nights get longer until the winter solstice, at which point the days become longer and the nights become shorter.
