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It would work the same, but measure the same mass as different weights depending on the planet. On the gas giants it would be hard to find a place to set it.
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Why would it be wrong to use the same scale to show both the relative size of planets and their distance from the sun?
The distances of the planets to the Sun are far greater than the sizes of the planets. For example: the Earth is about 12,000 km in diameter, but its distance to the Sun is 149,600,000 km.
How would your life be if there were no gravity on Earth?
Gravity holds almost everything together; the planets, our solar system, essentially everything 'big' in our universe. For Earth, if gravity was suddenly 'switched off', the Earth would expand as everything that was densely held together by gravity suddenly separates. The atmosphere would dissipate, everything would turn into a giant chaotic cloud of matter. On the atomic scale however not much would change. Atoms would still exist, as would molecules and probably some collections of them too. On such a small scale where everything is so close together and mass is so insignificant gravity is not as significant a force as it is in our day to day lives. At this scale we get what are called the 'strong' and 'weak' nuclear forces taking control along with electrostatic forces, holding the atomic nuclei together and keeping electrons orbiting, and other very important things. So if we did not gravity, we would cease to exist. But on the atomic scale not much would change.
Would a balance on the Moon which has one-sixth the gravity of Earth still read masses correctly?
A spring scale would not. But a balance scale, which compares two masses, would compare them accurately in any place with significant gravity, no matter the size of the local gravity.
What problems might you face when modeling the Sun and the revolving planets to the same scale What assumptions might you have to make in your model?
If someone is trying to make a model of the solar system, and the goal is to represent it as it is, scaled-down of course, then there will be one very big problem. The problem would be exactly the scaling. The Sun is significantly larger than any of the planets in the solar system. While the planets
What is the force of governing the motion in the solar system?
The forcetat drives all large scale motion (from cars to planets and suns) is GRAVITY, the gravitational force. The reason it is so important on large scale is that, unlike other forces, it is always attractive. Electromagnetism, though stronger than gravity, is sometimes attractve and sometimes replulsive and these tend to cancel each other out.
Can a spring scale measure a fish?
If the fish does not struggle (it would have to be dead not to) and above water, then you can measure a spring scale.
How do you use a spring spring scale?
what is a spring spring scale.
Which tool would scientists use to determine the mass of a solid?
a laboratory balance OR an analytical balance OR a spring scale OR any other kind of scale
What would you weigh with a spring scale?
Anything you want
Which physical property would you measure with a spring scale?
That would be weight.
Which physical would you measure with a spring scale?
You would measure weight.
What would you use to measure newtons?
A Tubular Spring scale.
A spring scale can be used to measure?
Not really...A spring scale is largely inacurate. For Chemical or Scientific purposes, a spring scale is not the answer.
What is Another name for a balance scale?
'There are two types of weighing scales; spring scale and balance scale. The spring scale makes use of spring to detect how much weight is pulled whereas a balance scale utilizes the horizontal bar to compare unknown weight to a standardized weight.' There are no other names for the balance scale, but there are differen't types of scales.
What is a spring scale for?
A spring scale is used to measure force or mass
How does a spring scale operate?
A spring scale is simply a spring fixed at one end with a hook to attach an object at the other. It works on the principle of Hookes Law, that states that the force needed to extend the spring is proportional to the distance that the spring extended from it's fixed position.
Is Saturn large in scale compared to other planets?
by radius yes, 2nd largest
