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You jump off a truck and accelerate toward the surface of the Earth Does the Earth accelerate toward you?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, because you attract the earth with the same gravitational force
that the earth attracts you.
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What objects will the earth exert a greater gravitational pull than on a bicycle?
No, the pull is essentially the same on all objects at the surface of the earth.
What are the forces around us that causes motion?
-- Gravitational attraction toward the center of the earth-- Wind resistance-- Pushing and shoving in a crowd-- Acceleration of the car/bus/truck we're riding in
When a moving truck collides with a falling leaf Why doesn't the truck accelerate like the leaf does?
Actually, the truck DOES decelerate, but its mass is so very much larger than the mass of the leaf, that the amount of deceleration is infinitesmal and too small to measure. Theoretically, at least, it is there.
When a truck pulls a trailer and truck accelerate forward even though the action and reaction forces are the same size but are in opposite directions why don't these forces balance each other?
Because the forces are acting on two different objects
How much time does it take for a car to accelerate from 3.44 ms to 20.9 ms?
That depends on what type of car you're driving. For example, a pickup truck would accelerate more slowly than a race car.
What makes a truck not accelerate?
Braking
Which object will accelerate more if the same force is applied to both a pickup truck or a trctor-trailer truck?
Whichever is lighter will accelerate more quickly.
Why does my truck rev drop when you accelerate?
My truck flutter and temperture gauge drop at the same time
Why doesn't my truck accelerate?
your accelerator is finished (broken)* basically you don't have an accelerate, just two brakes :3
Why does your truck shudder when you accelerate slowly?
Check motor mounts
Why does your truck bog down when you try to accelerate?
Well if you have a carberator on this truck it is most likely the booster pump
Why is a greater amount of force needed to accelerate a truck than a jeepney even if they are running with the same velocity?
The truck has a greater mass and therefore a greater amount of inertia to overcome. To accelerate a greater mass requires a greater force.
Why would cause a truck to accelerate faster in second than in drive?
gear ratio
Why does a ten wheeler truck accelerate slower than a jeepney?
Power to weight ratio.
Why would your truck smell like ammonia when you accelerate?
Your truck may smell like a number of things when you accelerate if you have a leak in the ventilation system. It is possible to smell burning motor oil, gas, windshield washer fluid and other things.
Which is easier to accelerate a car or truck why?
so this really depends on HP ( horse power) if a car has more horse power than a truck than it will accelerate faster and also cause cars are lighter than trucks. so you have power and less weight than a truck. so to answer your question it depends on the car and the truck. how much HP either one has and how heavy they are,
What objects will the earth exert a greater gravitational pull than on a bicycle?
No, the pull is essentially the same on all objects at the surface of the earth.
