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Downhill movement of large masses of soil or rock under the influence of gravity?
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∙ 14y ago
The answer is erosion. This includes the chemical and solution break up of rocks, and their transport to another place.
Aerial erosion is the process of moving sand and dusts by wind. Fluvial erosion is the same process but carried out by water, and this can move much larger particles. And the coasts are subject to erosion by the waves and the salt.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt is called 'mass wasting'.
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How should you change the masses to increase the forces of gravity between two objects?
More mass = more force of gravity.
How gravity created in earth?
Gravity isn't created, it is a fact of nature - all masses attract, if one or more masses are vast, such as earth or another planet, the attraction is similarly vast. The reason why masses attract is not understood but an understanding is part of on-going fundamental nuclear physics research.
The movement of plates to form land masses is called?
The answer is true plate tectionics
How many miles from the surface of the earth to zero gravity?
There isn`t anyplace with zero gravity. Every thing in the universe has an amout of gravity excerting to all masses. Although it may be minute it still exists.
What determins the strength of the force of gravity between two objects?
-- the product of the masses of the two objects -- the distance between their centers
Does The movement of air masses cause gravity?
No.
What factors influence the force of gravity between two objects?
Their masses and the distance apart
What is masses effect on gravity?
It is masses that cause gravity in the first place.
Can the gravity on earth change the surface of the earth?
Yes. Gravity is essential to shaping Earth's surface. Masses of rock and soil periodically fall, roll, and slide down from hills, mountains, and cliffs. Rain and snow fall on the surface, causing erosion and forming streams and rivers that flow downhill. Glaciers flow downhill, carving into solid rock. All of these processes are driven by gravity.
What has the impact been on gravity?
Gravity is only affected by masses, and by how far you are from those masses.
How does gravity let us measure masses of astronomical bodies?
More mass = more gravity. From the movement of an object, rather from its acceleration, the mass of any object that attract it can be calculated.
What are the varibles of gravity?
The variables of gravity are mass and radius- the distance from the center masses of the two masses considered for attraction.
Does the speed of gravity slow down through a solid medium as light does?
The pull of Gravity is instant - just there , no medium can influence it - to destroy it you have to distribute the mass , it takes time to get the masses together and takes time to take them away ! Gravity is not dependant on time ! Do some calcs yourselves on the supposed max. light speed of gravity and the effects on the alignment of the barycentres of binary masses (stars) !
How does gravity affect gravity?
It doesn't work like that. Gravity affects MASSES.
What law explains why masses are attracted to other masses?
The Law of Gravity
Is the force of gravity greater between two objects that have greater masses?
Gravity is greater between objects with large masses than between objects with small masses.
Continental polar air masses seldom influence the weather south of the Great Lakes?
This is a true statement. See the related link for more information about the movement patterns of North America's major air masses.
