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Newton concluded that some force had to act on the moon because?
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a force is needed to pull the moon away from straight-line motion.
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What connection did newton make between the moon and a falling apple?
the moon pulls waves with a force pulling up or rising the waves
Newton figured out that the force that made an apple fall from a tree was the same as the one keeping the Moon in orbit around Earth?
The legend is that Newton made the connection between the 2 questions when he watched the falling apple ........... Newton realized that the same unbalanced force affected the motions of the apple and the moon.It all has to do with gravity. The moon pulls the waves with the force pulling up or rising the waves, well the apple is brought to the ground with the force or the gravity on Earth.Legend says that Newton, said that the force that made the apple fall from the tree, makes earth fall from the sun and the moon fall from the earth. This force operates throughout the Universe and is a Universal Force..
How does newton's law of universal gravitation apply to earth and the moon?
it applies to the earth and moon because their two objects in the universe that attract each other.
Explain what keeps the moon orbiting Earth?
Because the moon moves with a certain speed in its orbit, that orbital motion produces a centrifugal force which opposes the attraction of gravity. The balance between gravity and centrifugal force keeps the moon in orbit. The moon continues to orbit at the speed it does, because of its inertia. Moving in the vacuum of space, the moon does not encounter resistance to its motion. There is, however, some energy lost as a result of tidal forces, and that will, over a very long period of time, eventually alter the moon's orbit.
What is 1 Newton converted to pounds?
Newtons don't convert directly to pounds because the Newton is the SI unit of force, and the pound is a unit of mass.Mass is different from force or weight, because mass is independent of gravity. Weight is a force and is measured in Newtons and mass is measured in kilograms.Force = mass x acceleration, F=maThe confusion comes from the way we often use pounds or kilograms as though we are talking about weight, because we are almost always talking about weight on Earth. Your weight would be different on Earth and on the moon, because these places have different strengths of gravity, but your mass would be the same.A Newton is defined as the force required to accelerate a mass of 1 kilogram at 1 ms-2. (one metre per second per second)The pound is an imperial measure and the Newton is an SI unit.So to compare pounds on Earth to Newtons, we need to convert an imperial unit to an SI unit and a mass to a force.For the pound to kilogram conversion:There are ~2.2 (2.204622621...) pounds in 1 kgFor the mass to weight conversion:On Earth, where the gravitational acceleration is approximately 9.8ms-2, (9.80665002...ms-2), the weight (the force from the gravity of Earth) of an object with a mass of 1kg is ~9.8N.a= 9.8ms-2m=1kgtherefore F= m x a = 9.8N
Why did newton conclude that some force had to pull the moon toward the earth?
Because of Newtons 3rd Law
What force did Newton say kept the moon and planets in orbit?
That force is gravity.
Is the force exerted by the Moon on Earth equal to the force exerted by the Earth on Moon?
Yes for every action there will be an EQUAL and opposite reaction. This is Newton's third law
How did Newton know that an unbalanced force was acting on an apple and on the moon?
Universal gravitation.....
How did newton know that an unbalanced force was acting on the apple an on the moon?
Universal gravitation.....
Is force same on earth and moon?
What force are you asking about? Gravitational force is weaker on the moon, but the force required to accelerate 1 Kilogram at 1 meter/sec/sec is still 1 Newton.
What connection did newton make between the apple and the moon?
the moon pulls waves with a force pulling up or rising the waves
What is the unbalanced force that affects the motion of a falling apple and the moon?
Newton knew that there was an unbalanced force acting on the moon and the falling apple through sheer logic. He realized that things only went down. The idea that what goes up must come down proved there was a scientific reason for this. He also realized there was a pressure or force in between objects that were standing still and whatever it was they were sitting on.The legend is that Newton made the connection between the two questions when he watched a falling apple. He knew that unbalanced forces are needed to change the motion of objects by changing the velocity of the objects. He concluded that an unbalanced force on the moon kept the moon moving circularly around Earth. Newton said that these two forces are actually the same force- a force that he called (gravity)
Are The forces of the earth and moon are equal?
The force the Earth has on the Moon is exactly the same force the Moon has on the Earth. Since the Moons force on the Earth along with the Earth's force on Moon are acting on opposite directions this follows the concept of Newton's 3rd law.
What connection did newton make between the moon and a falling apple?
the moon pulls waves with a force pulling up or rising the waves
Why is the weight of an object on the moon is one six the weight on the earth?
this is because the gravitational pull on the moon is less than the earth. on earth it is 9.81 newton while on moon it is 1.67 newton.
What does Sir Isaac Newton have to do with tides?
he proved that there was a force called gravity. the moon's gravity causes water to rise.
