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Where should you stand on the earth's surface to experience the least centripetal acceleration Explain?
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∙ 9y ago
As the earth bulges a bit at the equator, you should stand at the poles to experience the most centripetal acceleration. Looking at the formula for centripetal acceleration (Ac= v2/r), we see that as the distance from the centre of the body (r) increases, the acceleration decreases, therefore when the distance to the centre mass is smaller, as it is at the poles compared to at the equator, the acceleration is greatest.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoYou should stand at the top of Mount Chimborazo on the earth's surface to experience the least centripetal acceleration. This mountain is the location that is the furthest from the earth's center but it is the closest to the equator.
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Constant Acceleration
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What is the value in meters per second squared in acceleration force in gravity?
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Where on the surface of the earth should you stand to experience the least centripetal acceleration?
Hello, To answer the question, the place where one would experience the least amount of centripetal acceleration would be at either the north or south pole. If you think about it, the part of the Earth that the spins the fastest is at the Equator. The North and South poles move the least while the Earth spins. Centripetal Force is all about making sure that a object on a spinning sphere keeps going around in a circle. If the object spins at a greater rate, the centripetal acceleration would be larger because there is more of a "pull" to keep the object in line.
Do the astronauts in the space shuttle 308 km above the surface of earth experience more or less centripetal acceleration than a person standing on the surface of earth?
The radius of the earth is 6.4 x 10^6 m. A typical orbit about 91 minutes. Show your work. Please answer this by tonight
What do objects in free fall near the surface of the Earth experience Constant What?
Constant Acceleration
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centripetal acceleration is described by the formula a=(v^2)/r in terms of velocity sqr(ar) = v sqr(9.8*6375000) = v v = 7904 m/s or 2.8*10^4 km/h
What is the acceleration of an object approaching the earths surface?
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As an object approaches the Earth's surface what will its acceleration be?
As an object approaches the Earth's surface, what will its acceleration be?
What is the relation between surface tension and acceleration?
i think that acceleration is directly proportional to surface tension.....
Does centripetal mean balanced or unbalanced?
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How is gravity affected if mass is changed?
if you double the earths density say , standing at the surface you would experience twice the acceleration, weight would be doubled
Where do you experience more gravity on earths surface or earths center?
on the surfaceNote:Since the earth's composition is not homogeneous, the gravitational acceleration onthe surface is probably less than what it is some small distance below the surface,but it's certainly greater than at the center.
Why is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Mars is about one third the acceleration due to gravity on earths surface?
Because the acceleration of gravity on the surface of any given body depends on the mass of the body and its radius ... the distance of the surface from the center. Mars' mass ... about 11% of Earth's ... and Mars' radius ... about 53% of Earth's ... combine to produce about 38% of Earth's gravitational acceleration at the surface of Mars.
Can acceleration happen on a frictionless surface?
yes
