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Can a space shuttle go17500 in the atmosphere?
No, a space shuttle travels at a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour in space, not in Earth's atmosphere. When entering the atmosphere, it slows down significantly to prevent overheating due to air resistance.
How does the shuttle re-enter the earth's atmosphere?
The shuttle re-enters Earth's atmosphere at a steep angle to ensure it slows down effectively due to atmospheric drag. As it descends, it experiences intense heat generated by friction with the atmosphere, which is managed by its thermal protection system. The shuttle's speed and angle are carefully controlled to prevent excessive g-forces on the crew and to ensure a safe landing trajectory. Once it slows sufficiently, it deploys its wings and glides to a landing on a runway.
What happens if a satellite slows down?
If a satellite slows down, it will start to move closer to Earth as gravity becomes more dominant. This can lead to its orbit decaying and potentially reentering the Earth's atmosphere. Additionally, a slowdown could affect the satellite's ability to maintain its position for communication or observation purposes.
Why meteorites become hot when they enter the atmosphere?
Space vehicles re-enter Earth's atmosphere at very high speeds, around 28,000 kph in the case of the shuttle. The friction generated by atmospheric particles striking the vehicle's hull slows the vehicle. During the process of re-entry (slowing), most of the vehicle's energy of motion is transformed into heat energy that is absorbed by the atmospheric particles and the hull of the vehicle (aerodynamic heating). Both are heated to glowing, which is what causes the orange fire-effect that you see.
Why do meteors burn in the mesosphere before entering the earth even if it is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
The incandescence of a meteor is caused by friction between the surface of the meteoritic body and Earth's atmospheric gas. The gas does not have to be hot to cause the "burning" the energy for this comes from the speed of the meteor as friction with the gas slows it down. Rather like car/bicycle brakes heating up when they are applied.
When rocket reenters the atmosphere its nose cone beomes hotwhere does this heat energy come from?
From the rocket's movement energy (formally called kinetic energy). As the rocket slows down through friction, its kinetic energy is converted mainly to heat energy.
How might friction affect an object from outer space entering your atmosphere?
Friction slows objects down, changing kinetic energy into thermal energy. Usually an object from outer space will be travelling very, very fast as it enters the atmosphere and the friction (from the air resistance) will slow it down a lot. This energy is converted to heat, which is why objects can burn up in the atmosphere.
Why does spaceships catch on fire while coming back to earth?
It has a high speed as it begins re-entry, but the earths atmosphere slows it down as it approches the surface. The heat comes about due to the friction of the atmosphere on the shuttle as it slows.
What happened to Sputnik after it was out of space?
Satellites in low orbit are affected by drag from the very top layer of the atmosphere. This drag eventually slows them down, which brings them in contact with denser layers of atmosphere, which slows them down and brings them down even more. Eventually, they burn up by the heat from rushing real fast through the air.
What happens to the kinetic energy of a skateboard that is coasting along a flat surface slows down and coming to a stop?
it change into potential energy beace it slows down
How is friction related to the law of conservation of energy?
When an object slows down because of friction, its energy is not lost but merely transferred to thermal energy. Since energy naturally disperses as much as possible, the thermal energy gets dispersed throughout the atmosphere. Even though the energy is no longer usable it is still conserved. *see the second law of thermodynamics
Does Friction make energy vanish?
sort of but it really only slows energy down
What type of energy change results when friction slows an object down?
The kinetic energy of the object changes into thermal energy.
How does the ozone layer slow meteorites down?
The ozone layer slows down meteorites. This is a layer of atmosphere.
What is a moderator when it concerns nuclear energy?
A moderator is a material that slows fast neutrons.
What happens to the kinetic energy of a skateboard that is coasting along a flat surface slows downand comes to a stop?
As the skateboard slows down and comes to a stop, the kinetic energy is transferred into other forms, mainly heat and sound. Friction between the wheels and the surface, as well as air resistance, cause the skateboard's kinetic energy to be dissipated as heat and sound energy.
When a jumbo jet slows and descends on approach to landing there is a decrease in both its kinetic and potential energy Where does this energy go?
The decrease in kinetic and potential energy of the jumbo jet as it slows and descends on approach to landing is converted into other forms of energy such as heat and sound due to air resistance, and work done by the engines to counteract gravity and maintain the descent rate.
