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Why is your weight regulated by earth's surface gravity instead of Jupiter's since Jupiter has such a great surface gravity and the planet is so big?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes, Jupiter has stronger gravity at its surface than does earth. However, to understand why we are affected by earth's gravity instead of Jupiter's you must go to Newton's laws. Jupiter's gravity decreases according to the distance. You will need to look at the formula. Then you can calculate a number with a decimal place and a bunch of zeroes before you reach the first significant figure. You can then figure out how much Jupiter's gravity affects you over this distance. Go ahead. Find the formula. Get the answer.
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the gravity from Jupiter is so strong that it pulls most of the comets and asteroids to it instead of the inner planets
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Jupiter's gravity It is not massive enough to pull itself into a spherical shape like something the size of the moon or Earth.
Why do you not weigh 318 times more on Jupiter but instead weigh 2.53 times More than what you weigh on earth?
It is because Jupiter is larger than Earth, not just more massive. If you are to compress Jupiter to be the size of Earth you would weigh 318 times more at its surface. The strength of gravity varies with both the mass of the object and the distance from the center of mass. If you double the mass you double the strength of gravity at a given distance. To find the strength of gravity you must also divide by the square of the distance. Jupiter has 318 times the mass of Earth and 11.2 times the radius. 318/ (11.2^2) = 318/125.44 ≈ 2.53
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What is the expression for specific gravity when kerosene is used instead of distilled water?
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Why do things fall down instead of up?
Gravity.
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why was gravity filtration use instead of evaporation
Which planet is named after the god of the sky?
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What is gravity like on earth?
It holds you down instead of flying everywhere
Why does gravity slow down time?
think of it this way gravity is the time so the more gravity the more time. with out gravity there would be no time because of gravity stuff happens. with out time there would be no gravity. so you can think of it as the same think instead of diffrente thinks.
What things make up Jupiter?
Well jupitar is large and it is made of gas as i know from studies. which tells u that Jupiter us not solid at all which is pretty horffying when you look at its images and it looks as a massive stone flying at you. but instead is a cloud like in skies at day time filled with mostly hydrogen and helium gases. the only reason it is held together is because of gravity which apsent in space.
Is there a possibility that gravity doesnt exist?
No. Gravity exists. You have proof of this fact by the way you are held down when you walk instead of floating around.
