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Not quite. Wherever you are on the Earth's surface, the Earth's 'center' is roughly
4,000 miles down.
The deepest hole ever dug into the Earth began in 1970, on Russia's Kola Peninsula,
near the Norwegian border. 24 years later, in 1994, the final depth of 12,262 meters
was reached. That's about 7.62 miles, or 0.2 percent of the distance to the center.
Before that, the previous record holder was the Bertha Rogers gas well in Oklahoma.
It was stopped in 1974, when it struck molten sulfur at 32,000 feet. That's about
6.1 miles, or 0.15 percent of the distance to the center.
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When our view of an object is blocked by either another object or by the earth's shadow?
The object is said to be in shadow due to being obstructed from direct light. This can occur when an object is blocked by another physical object, or when it falls within the Earth's shadow, known as an eclipse.
What is the acceleration that any object falls with toward earth?
The acceleration on earth is 9.807 meters per second squared. In comparison, the moon's acceleration is only 1.62 m/sec squared; about 6.05 times less. This is why objects on earth weigh six times less on the moon.
If a meteoroid hits earths surface it is called?
An object in space is called a meteroid. A meteroid that is in the Earth's atmophere is called a meteor. A meteor that falls to the Earth is called a meterioite.
What happens when earths shadow falls on the moon?
The shadow of the Earth on the moon's surface is the reason that it takes different phases. When the Earth completely occludes the moon, it is a new moon, and when there is no shadow, it is a full moon.
When earths shadow falls on the moon the shadow causes a what?
Nope. In fact, over a very very long time, the effect of the moon's presence is to rob some of the Earth's rotation from it.
Why does an object accelerate when it falls toward as the earth's surface?
An object accelerates when it falls towards the Earth's surface due to the force of gravity acting on it. Gravity pulls the object towards the center of the Earth, causing it to increase in speed as it falls.
Why does an object accelerate when it falls towards the earths surface?
An object accelerates when falling towards Earth due to the force of gravity acting upon it. Gravity pulls the object down towards the Earth's center, causing its speed to increase as it falls. This acceleration is approximately 9.8 m/s^2 near the Earth's surface, known as the acceleration due to gravity.
Why does and object accelerate when it falls toward Earth's surface?
An object accelerates when it falls towards Earth's surface due to the force of gravity acting on it. Gravity causes a constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2, pulling the object towards the center of the Earth. As the object falls, the force of gravity remains constant, leading to a continuous increase in the object's speed and acceleration.
When an object is falling toward earth what force is pushing up on the object?
When an object is falling toward Earth, the force pushing up on the object is gravity, which is pulling the object downward towards the Earth's center. There is no active force pushing the object up as it falls.
When something falls down?
When an object falls down, it moves towards the Earth's center due to the force of gravity acting upon it. The speed at which it falls depends on the object's weight and the resistance it encounters from the air.
When an object falls freely to the ground its acceleration is uniform?
Yes, when an object falls freely due to gravity, its acceleration is uniform and equal to 9.8 m/s^2, directed towards the center of the Earth. This uniform acceleration is the result of the gravitational force acting on the object and is independent of the object's mass.
What 2 forces are acting on a falling object in the earths atmosphere?
The two main forces acting on a falling object in Earth's atmosphere are gravity, which pulls the object downward, and air resistance (also known as drag), which opposes the object's motion and slows it down as it falls.
What forces act on falling objects?
The main forces acting on a falling object are gravity, which pulls the object downwards towards the center of the Earth, and air resistance, which opposes the motion of the object as it falls through the air.
What happens as an object falls from earth?
the velocity of the object increases until it hits the ground
Why does object fall when it goes up?
An object falls back to Earth because of gravity.
Is the gravity value positive or negative when an object falls on the ground?
The force of gravity is positive; there is no negative gravity.
Does potential energy decreases as an object falls to earth?
Yes, as an object falls to Earth, its potential energy decreases as it gets converted into kinetic energy due to the acceleration of gravity acting on the object. This means that the object's height above the ground, which determines its potential energy, decreases as it falls.
