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Why does the sun have a much higher gravitational attraction than earth?
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Because the Sun is much larger than the Earth.
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Which object has a much higher gravitational attraction than earth?
Jesus
Why are we lighter on the moon?
The moon is much less massive than the Earth, therefore the gravitational attraction of the moon is much weaker (about one sixth).
What are the two forces that keep the earth on this path?
A force of gravitational attraction exists between earth and every other material body in the universe. But the force of attraction toward the sun is so much larger than any of the others that all others may be approximately neglected in comparison, and there is only one significant force acting on the planet --- the gravitational attraction toward the sun.
Why does it take less fuel to launch a space shuttle from moon than from earth?
To launch a space shuttle (or anything) you have to overcome gravity. The gravitational attraction of the moon is tremendously less than that of the Earth. The moon is much smaller than the Earth.
How does the gravitational force exerted by earth on the sun compare with the gravitational force exerted by the sun on the earth?
The gravitational forces on two objects are equal. You attract the earth with a force equal to your weight. Whatever you weigh on earth, that's exactly how much the earth weighs on you.
Which object has a much higher gravitational attraction than earth?
Jesus
What is the gravitational attraction between the earth and everything?
That depends on how much mass the other object has, and how far it is away.
What is the measure of the earth's gravitational attraction?
A single object doesn't have a gravitational attraction. The gravitational force between two objects is proportional to the product of both of their masses. So the force between the earth and any other object ... like a person ... depends on the mass of the person, just as much as it depends on the earth's mass. You can't tell the strength of the earth's attraction of an object until you know the object's mass. (In other words, you don't know how much a person on earth will weigh until you know something about the person.)
Why are we lighter on the moon?
The moon is much less massive than the Earth, therefore the gravitational attraction of the moon is much weaker (about one sixth).
What are tides caused by mainely?
The moon's gravity differential. The sun's gravitational action is much greater, but the difference between its attraction on the close side of the Earth and the far side is much less.
What are the two forces that keep the earth on this path?
A force of gravitational attraction exists between earth and every other material body in the universe. But the force of attraction toward the sun is so much larger than any of the others that all others may be approximately neglected in comparison, and there is only one significant force acting on the planet --- the gravitational attraction toward the sun.
Why does it take less fuel to launch a space shuttle from moon than from earth?
To launch a space shuttle (or anything) you have to overcome gravity. The gravitational attraction of the moon is tremendously less than that of the Earth. The moon is much smaller than the Earth.
What will happen to mass and weight of a body on earth if suddenly gravitational attraction of the earth disappeared?
Your mass would be unaffected, it is simply to do with the atoms in your body. Your weight would be reduced to zero as that is simply how much your body is affected by gravity.
The force that holds things on the ground and determines how much they weigh?
That is called gravity.
How much does Earth weigh in newtons?
"Weight" is the two-way gravitational attraction between two objects. A single objectin space all by itself has no weight. In order to measure its weight, you need to haveanother object around to set up a mutual gravitational attraction, and then the weightwill depend on the mass of the other object, and also on the distance between thecenters of both of them.If I am the other object and I am located one earth-radius from the center of the earth,then the earth weighs 185 pounds, or about 822 newtons.
The sun and the moon have relatively equal tide-generating forces on Earth?
It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.
Why does center of rotation for the earth-moon system is within the earth rather than between the earth and moon?
Because the earth exerts far more gravitational pull (due to it's much higher mass) then the moon, however the moon's gravitational exertion is measurable on the earths surface in the form of tides in the ocean.
