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Why is gravity a good choice of force to use for measuring the shear strength of different materials?
NerissaTeshanaSemple
I think its because gravity is all around us. Materials are used to make structures and buildings, which will house valuable things. Which means the materials used will have to be able to take the gravity and the elements that are thrown at them.
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Gravity causes materials to pile up in mounds called what?
Talus
How long will the gravity on earth stay at it's current strength?
as long as sun doesn't changes its gravitational force
The strenght of the force of gravity depends on?
The strength of the force of Gravity depends on the mass of the object exerting the gravitational force and the distance between the two objects. Gravity is the inverse of the square of the distance between the two objects, times the two masses. F = (G * m1 * m2)/(r squared) G is the universal gravitational constant G = 6.6726 x 10 -11 N-m 2 /kg 2
What factor causes the difference between weight and mass?
Your weight is the force that is exerted on you by gravity. Your weight is what pulls you down to earth, or indeed any planet or moon that you happen to be on.Your mass is simply a measure of how much matter there is. It is responsible for the force of gravity and so the greater the mass of either you or the celestial object that you're standing, then the gravitational force acting between you and the object will increase, and therefore so will your weight.Hence, as the local gravitational field strength is weaker on the moon compared to on earth (because of its lesser mass), on the moon your weight is also lesser, but your mass will remain the same.In everyday usage, measuring weight is a method of finding your mass. By measuring your weight, we can factor out the gravitational field strength, which is roughly constant across the planet, and find your mass. Thus we tend to talk about weighing ourselves, even though kilograms and stones are a measure of mass.
What does low specific gravity means in materials?
It means that the material has a low density. The practical implication is that a lot of it doesn't weigh much.
Why is the gravity different to on the moon than on earth?
The strength of gravity of an object is proportional to its mass. The moon has much less mass than earth does.
Why there is a bulb portion in specific gravity bottle?
for the purpose of measuring the specific gravity
What is a push and how is it different to a pull?
push= using ur weight against gravity/forcing weight agaisnt gravity pull=using strength to pull with/against gravity (sorry my answer isn't that great and scientific!)
How does sun get gravity power?
Every speck of mass in the universe has 'gravity power'. The strength of the sun's gravity and the strength of the gravity of the lint in your shirt pocket can be calculated with exactly the same simple formula.
What determines a materials state of matter?
The motion of the particles and the strength of attraction between the particles determine a material's state of matter.
Does the mass of an object depends on the strength of gravity?
No mass is not affected by gravity, weight is.
How does gravity affect its strength?
It doesn't. Mass and distance affects the force of gravity.
Lift something against gravity and you're measuring its?
Its weight.
Are specific gravity of the material will give effect to strength of concrete?
The specific gravity of materials tell us how many times is the material heavier than water. The higher the specific gravity of a material the higher the density of concrete made with and the higher will be the force require to crush it and the higher will be the corresponding strenght of the concrete
Metric unit for measuring weight?
The SI unit for measuring weight (the force due to gravity) is the newton.The SI unit for measuring mass is the kilogram.
What does strength of the force of gravity depend on?
on chet
How do you weigh a person or anything else in space?
Technically, you can't. In space you are virtually weightless, as the gravity is virtually nothing. Weight is the measure of the effects of gravity on a specific mass, and if there is no gravity, there is no weight. Measuring mass, however, is completely different. The fact the there is no gravity makes this difficult, unfortunately. This is because we typically measure mass either a) through calculations from weight to mass or b) through water levels by sinking the item in water and measuring the difference in water levels, which also requires gravity.
