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No, this is one of the reasons you are taller in the morning than you are in the evening. When you walk around during the day, gravity pulls and compresses your spine, causing you to shrink. But when you are lying down in bed, gravity isn't compressing your spine because the gravitational pull is perpendicular to the angle of your spine, allowing it to recover.

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When a rock tumbles down a hill what is the cause and effect?

The cause of the rock tumbling down a hill is gravity pulling it downward. The effect is the rock rolling or sliding down the hill due to the force of gravity acting on it.


What is the effect of increasing the height of the track on the acceleration of the object?

Increasing the height of the track will increase the gravitational potential energy of the object, which will be converted to kinetic energy as it moves down the track. This increase in kinetic energy will result in higher acceleration of the object compared to a lower track.


What will happen if you throw a ball straight into the air?

The ball will go up, reach its maximum height, then start to fall back down due to gravity. It will eventually land back on the ground.


How does air effect gravity?

Air does not affect gravity directly, as gravity is a force of attraction between objects with mass. However, air resistance can have an impact on the motion of objects falling through the air, as it opposes the force of gravity and can slow down the object's descent.


Does a human height differ while laying down?

In a way, this is true. If you measure your height before you go to sleep and then again when you wake up after a night of horizontal sleep, you could be as much as an inch taller. Your spine and the disks in your spine recover from the compression you experience during the day.Or if you mean simply lying down flat on the ground, then there can be a difference (by less than 2 inches).

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Is there any effect if you drink water while sleeping or laying down?

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Is a measure of the effect gravity has upon a mass?

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Is a person laying down the same height when standing up.?

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When an object falls freely from a height?

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What forces effect a car rolling down an inclined plane?

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What is the effect of increasing the height of the track on the acceleration of the object?

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