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Air masses have unequal or different temperatures because of the kind of material that compose the Earth's surface, angle of sun's rays, which is due to the shape of the Earth, and the length of daytime, which is due to the tilting of the earth's axis as it revolves around the sun.

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What experiment of Galileo's involved cannonballs?

Galileo's experiment to show that mass had little effect on the speed of falling objects involved two cannonballs of different sizes being dropped from a certain height. This showed that, in a vacuum at least, falling objects fall at the same speed no matter their mass.


Are global winds caused by unequal heating?

Yes, global winds are primarily caused by the unequal heating of the Earth's surface by the Sun. This differential heating creates variations in air pressure, which in turn generates the movement of air masses known as global winds.


Why is it untrue when people think that Galilleo dropped two objects of dramatically different mass off the Leaning Tower of Pisa and that both hit the ground at the same time?

The event is now being dismissed; scientists do not believe he actually did the experiment. The fact that the objects would hit at the same time or nearly the same is still true. This was demonstrated on the moon.


Why do some lightning strikes hit other clouds?

Lightning can strike other clouds when there is a difference in electrical charge between the clouds. This difference in charge can be caused by different weather conditions or air movements. When the difference in charge becomes large enough, a lightning bolt can form between the clouds.


What Galileo experiment did Neil Armstrong do when on the moon?

Armstrong didn't actually do an experiment related to Galileo during the Apollo 11 mission, but there was one carried out on Apollo 15. This related to an experiment that Galileo was supposed to have conducted from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, dropping items of different masses. Aristotle had said that objects of different masses would fall at different speeds, but some people thought differently. Galileo did not in fact record actually doing this, and it is believed that it was really just a "thought experiment". The best way to try this out is in a vacuum, so that there is no air resistance, and the size and shape of the objects being used won't make any difference. So on Apollo 15, Dave Scott, the mission commander, dropped a geological hammer and a feather. If they reached the ground at the same time, this would prove that Galileo's view was correct. This is exactly what happened; the hammer and the feather fell slowly in the Moon's 1/6 gravity and hit the ground together.

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What happens when objects of different masses are dropped from rest in a vacuum where there is no air resistance?

In a vacuum with no air resistance, objects of different masses will fall at the same rate and hit the ground at the same time. This is because gravity affects all objects equally regardless of their mass.


What happens when two objects of different masses are dropped in a vacuum?

In a vacuum, where there is no air resistance, two objects of different masses will fall at the same rate and hit the ground at the same time. This is due to the acceleration of gravity being the same for all objects in a vacuum, regardless of their mass.


Why do 2 objects of different masses dropped from the same height hit the ground at the same time?

Two objects of different masses dropped from the same height will hit the ground at the same time because gravity pulls on both objects with the same acceleration, regardless of their mass. This acceleration is a constant value and it causes both objects to fall at the same rate, resulting in them hitting the ground simultaneously.


When there is no air resistance objects of different masses dropped from rest?

I like this one! If there is no air, then objects dropped from the same height at the same time, on any planet and regardless of their mass, will all accelerate at the same rate, have the same speed at any instant, and hit the ground at the same instant. That's true of a car, a feather, a bowling ball, or anything.


What are the effects of a uniform gravitational field on objects of different masses?

In a uniform gravitational field, objects of different masses will experience the same acceleration due to gravity. This means that regardless of their mass, all objects will fall at the same rate and hit the ground at the same time when dropped from the same height.


A cricket ball and football are dropped simultaneously from the top of Qutub Minar then what happens?

They would hit the ground at the same time, Galileo dropped to balls with different masses and they both hit the ground at the exact same time.


A feather and a book are dropped in a vacuum which will hit the ground first?

BookAnswerIf you drop two objects of different mass, then they will fall at the same speed & rate. On Earth, the air will slow the fall of the paper due to air loads, so the book would hit the ground first. On the Moon, there is no or very little air, so they would both hit the ground at the same time.


Why was Aristotle wrong?

Aristotle thought that when you drop 2 things with different masses that the heavier one would hit the ground first. Galileo proved him wrong by rolling two balls of different masses down an incline plane and timing them using a clock. He found that the mass of an object does not affect how quickly it accelerates due to gravity.


What month do largemouth bass spawn in Oklahoma?

When water temps hit 60 degrees f, usually in April.


If 2 balls of different masses are propelled vertically upward at the same speed from the same height which will hit the ground first?

They'll both reach the top of their arcs, turn around, and begin to fall at the same time, fall with the same acceleration, and hit the ground at the same time with the same speed.


What would happen if a space tornado hit Earth?

Nothing at all. There is no such thing as a "space tornado". Tornadoes are whirling AIR masses, and there's no air in space. But if you are referering to a wormhole or a black hole then the Earth would probably get sent through the wormhole to the phonomenom's destination.


Was there a different game that the Aztec played?

no they mostly played a game of ball where they hit the ball 27 feet into the air and the thing that they hit it in is normally a snake or a monkey