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Why does an object accelerate when it falls towards the earths surface?
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∙ 12y ago
The force of gravity pulls it down to the earth.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the constant force of gravity is acting on it, and the acceleration of an object is equal to
(net force acting on the object) divided by (the object's mass).
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When an object moves in circle acts to accelerate the object towards the center of the circle?
centripetal acceleration
Why does and object accelerate when it falls toward Earth's surface?
Gravity is unopposed while an object is falling.
When you push UP on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you increase your weight when you push DOWN on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you decrease your weight?
No, your weight is just the acceleration due to the Earth's gravity,
Is Centripetal force causes an object to accelerate in a fixed direction true about centripetal force?
Cettripetal Force causes an object to accelerate towards the center. The direction changes as the object moves around the center and is not fixed if the object moves.
What does friction mean in science?
Friction is a force that is created when an object or surface moves over another object or surface making the object to resist the direction of motion ( accelerate in the opposite direction).
Why does an object accelerate when it falls to Earth's surface?
beause of gravity
When an object moves in circle acts to accelerate the object towards the center of the circle?
centripetal acceleration
How does an objects mass affect how it accelerates to earth?
It doesn't. Close to Earth's surface, any object will accelerate towards the center of the Earth at a rate of about 9.8 meters/second squared, regardless of the object's mass.
Why does and object accelerate when it falls toward Earth's surface?
Gravity is unopposed while an object is falling.
When you push UP on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you increase your weight when you push DOWN on an object when object is stationary on earths surface you decrease your weight?
No, your weight is just the acceleration due to the Earth's gravity,
Is Centripetal force causes an object to accelerate in a fixed direction true about centripetal force?
Cettripetal Force causes an object to accelerate towards the center. The direction changes as the object moves around the center and is not fixed if the object moves.
What is the angle an object falls from?
if you let go of a stone and allow it to fall it will accelerate toward the earths centre of gravity
What object has a gravitational pull on the Earth causing it to accelerate towards it?
everything, but most importantly the Sun.
What does friction mean in science?
Friction is a force that is created when an object or surface moves over another object or surface making the object to resist the direction of motion ( accelerate in the opposite direction).
An object at rest on the earths surface has two forces acting upon it what are they and why doesnt the object move?
Gravity and the upward force of the surface the object is resting on.
How does gravity affect an object in motion?
it pulls the object towards the earth which kind of slows it down i guess. or is that friction? For an object travelling in the Earths atmosphere, or near to the Earth above the atmosphere, gravity provides a force pulling the object towards the centre of the Earth. Unless the object is travelling fast enough, what is called the escape velocity, this gravity force will ultimately cause the object to fall back to the surface. Friction is something else, the friction with the air in the atmosphere also slows the object, but this force acts in opposition to the direction of motion, not towards the Earths centre. To compute the trajectory of the object you need to take both forces into account.
An object that causes craters to form when it collides with the earths surface is called what?
A metior
