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Why is gravity's force on a mountain is greater then its force pulling on us?
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∙ 16y ago
A mountain has far more mass than a human being. Objects with greater mass have a naturally higher level of gravity themselves, and thus have a greater attraction to the earth itself, working with its gravity. Keep in mind that while you would calculate more force between the earth and the mountain, if you and Mt. Everest could be suspended above the earth in a vacuum and released, you would both fall to the earth at the same velocity. The greater mass of the mountain is off-set by a proportionally greater inertia. Don't get fooled as Aristotle did, and assume that the mountain would fall faster than you (in a vacuum).
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What happens when gravitys force is greater than buoyancy?
In that case, of course, the net force is down - the object will sink.
How does the spring balance work?
The spring stretches when pulling force acts on it. The greater the force, the extension of the spring. The spring is attached to a pointer, which indicates the amount of force exerted on the spring
What will happen to an object if the frictional force opposing its motion is greater than the force pushing or pulling it forward?
The object accelerates in the direction of the resultant force.
What is the force acting up on a spring?
The atoms in the metal behave like tiny springs which are being pulled apart a little bit and also laterally displaced. The greater this separation, the greater the restoring force pulling the atoms back together.
Is thrust a pushing or pulling force?
pulling
What happens when gravitys force is greater than buoyancy?
In that case, of course, the net force is down - the object will sink.
When do you notice the force of gravity?
When there is that force that pulls downward. Example, when you climb a mountain. You will fell that there is that gravity pulling downward.
What are the 2 forces involved in sinking and floating?
Gravity is pulling down, and Buoyancy is pushing up. When the force of gravity is greater than the buoyant force, objects sink. When the buoyant force is greater than the force of gravity, objects float.
What would happen if two tug of war teams were pulling at the different force?
When you pull on the rope, the side with the most force will win.
How does the spring balance work?
The spring stretches when pulling force acts on it. The greater the force, the extension of the spring. The spring is attached to a pointer, which indicates the amount of force exerted on the spring
What type of force does a spring scale measure?
Tensile (pulling) force
Can force by an electric field be greater than force due lo gravitational field?
Of course. Rub a plastic comb on your shirt, than pass it over bits of tissue on the table. The bits of tissue jump up off the table and stick to the comb. The electrostatic field of the comb is pulling them upward with greater force than the gravitational field of the entire earth pulling them down.
What will happen to an object if the frictional force opposing its motion is greater than the force pushing or pulling it forward?
The object accelerates in the direction of the resultant force.
Is thrust a pushing or pulling force?
pulling
What is the force acting up on a spring?
The atoms in the metal behave like tiny springs which are being pulled apart a little bit and also laterally displaced. The greater this separation, the greater the restoring force pulling the atoms back together.
What type of advantage described the ability of a machine to increase output force?
Mechanical advantage is the greater outputted force than inputted force that is generated by using a machine. One example is pulling a pulley to create a much greater output force on the other side that a person could not lift without a pulley.
What work is being done when pulling?
It is the pulling force applied multiplied by the displacement of the object being pulled in the direction of the pulling force.
