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The reason any droplet is spherical is due to the surface area to volume ratio. A sphere is the shape with the smallest surface area to volume ratio, as opposed to a square or triangle. Larger ones are affected by the weight and normal forces which exceed the ability of the surface tension to keep the drop in spherical shape. In a zero gravity environment all droplets would be spherical. The minimization of surface area to volume ratio is also the reason rain drops are tear shaped (surface tension counteracted by drag force on the drop).
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What planets close to the sun?
Mercury is the closest of the eight planets to the sun.
Is mercury windy?
Mercury doesn't has wind because it has a very small atmosphere so then there could be no wind.
Is mercury mostly gas or rock?
Mercury is predominantly composed of metal and rock, with a small iron core. It does not have a significant atmosphere, so it is not mostly gas like the gas giants in our solar system.
What are five requirements of an accurate mercury-in-glass thermometer?
Small volume of bore in which Mercury is stored, so it responds quickly for a small change of temperatureDouble walled Glass for easy readingMore # of divisionsLess resistence in the movement of mercury in capillary, so it responds fasterConstriction
Which of the 4 inner planets are small?
mercury
How tall is the Mercury city tower?
mercury is so small that they can't totally measure it.
What planet has almost atmosphere?
Mercury is so close to the Sun and so small that it has only a very small atmosphere. It has been blown away by the Sun's solar winds. That means that there is almost no air on Mercury.
What planets has almost no atmosphere?
Mercury is so close to the Sun and so small that it has only a very small atmosphere. It has been blown away by the Sun's solar winds. That means that there is almost no air on Mercury.
Which planet is small?
Mercury is 'small'
Is mercury small or giant?
small
What planets close to the sun?
Mercury is the closest of the eight planets to the sun.
Is mercury windy?
Mercury doesn't has wind because it has a very small atmosphere so then there could be no wind.
Are there clouds on Mercury?
No clouds, sorry. Mercury is so close to the Sun, and so small, that it is incapable of retaining any kind of atmosphere, and the first requirement to produce clouds is an atmosphere.NASA's Messenger spacecraft recently sent back the closest and most detailed images of Mercury yet.
Is it okay to touch a small amount of mercury?
No .a small amount of mercury when injested will poison the blood and lmay ead to death
Is mercury mostly gas or rock?
Mercury is predominantly composed of metal and rock, with a small iron core. It does not have a significant atmosphere, so it is not mostly gas like the gas giants in our solar system.
Is Mercury a small planet?
Mercury is the smallest planet unless you count Pluto
What are five requirements of an accurate mercury-in-glass thermometer?
Small volume of bore in which Mercury is stored, so it responds quickly for a small change of temperatureDouble walled Glass for easy readingMore # of divisionsLess resistence in the movement of mercury in capillary, so it responds fasterConstriction
