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Gravity

One of the four fundamental interactions, gravity is responsible for the fact that any objects with mass attract one another. According to general relativity, it is a space time curvature, but according to quantum mechanics it is the result of exchanges of virtual gravitons.

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At what height is there no gravity?

There is no height at which gravity completely ceases to exist. Gravity diminishes with distance from a massive body, such as the Earth, but it never reaches zero. Even at great heights, such as in space, gravitational effects are still present, although they may be weaker. For example, the International Space Station orbits Earth at about 400 kilometers where gravity is still about 90% of what it is at the surface.

How do you design gravity dam?

Designing a gravity dam involves several key steps. First, engineers conduct a thorough site analysis, considering geological conditions, hydrology, and seismic factors. The dam's shape is typically triangular or trapezoidal, ensuring stability against water pressure and sliding forces. Finally, detailed structural analysis and modeling are performed to determine the appropriate materials and dimensions, ensuring safety and durability throughout the dam's lifespan.

When was Gravity Is My Enemy created?

Gravity Is My Enemy was created in 1977.

What happens to the gravity on large and small planet?

Gravity depends largely on mass, the bigger the planet the greater the gravity should be

When was Gravity of Light created?

Gravity of Light was created in 2010.

Where exactly is gravity is it up or down?

A better description would be that it's between.

Gravity is a force that exists between any two masses.

Is it true that fusion provides a force that balances the inward force of gravity in creating stars?

Sort of - there energy released by the fusion occurring in the core of the star balances the force of gravity trying to make the star collapse inwards.

As a star evolves this balance changes and the size of the star will change over time. When the material available for fusion runs out in the core, gravity wins the fight.

What happens within a contracting cloud in which gravity is stronger than pressure?

It continues to contract and collapse. In accordance with Boyle's Law, the compression of any gas also increases the temperature and pressure; at some point, the contraction will stop when pressure and gravity are equally balanced.

With a very massive cloud of hydrogen, it's possible that the force of gravity will cause the extreme pressure and temperature sufficient to begin hydrogen fusion. At that point, as they say in Hollywood, "A Star Is Born".

How does gravity effect earths rotation and revolution?

The Earth's rotation on its axis is not directly affected by gravity except that gravity holds Earth together as a sphere.

Earth's revolution round the Sun is an "orbit" which obeys the laws of gravity.

There is also a slight transfer of the rotational energy of the Sun to Earth's revolution speed. The Sun's spin is slowing and Earth is moving away form the Sun a little. {Note, this effect is far more pronounced between the Earth and the Moon].

Does gravity always act in the center of earth?

No, the gravity between Jupiter and its moons acts towards the centre of Jupiter.

How does gravity effect the stars?

Please check the difference between the words "affect" and "effect". In this case, it should be "affect".

Gravity keeps the stars together in the first place. It compresses them so much that they become hot and dense in their cores; enough so to start nuclear fusion.

Why is gravity on earth and not the moon?

There is gravity on the moon. The moon's gravity is much weaker than Earth's because the moon has less mass.

Why do you use water to determine specific gravity?

Water was used as the standard because at first, the cubic centimetre was defined so that pure water, at 4 deg C and a pressure of 1 bar, had a density of 1 gram per cubic centimetre. The specific gravity of other substances, being the ratio of their density to that of water, meant that their specific gravity would have the same numeric value as their density. However, an error in defining the centimetre resulted in a change in its definition and the density of water is no longer 1 g/cm3.

What Saturn's gravity?

The surface gravity is 10.44 ms-2.

Does gravity influence shape of aninals?

Their size is limited by the amount of mass that their bones and muscles can carry.

Does the suns gravity effect the oceans?

Yes! Just like the Moon, the Sun participates in the creation of tides. The Sun's role in tides is less than that of the Moon, though.

Is gravity on the sun stronger on sunspots?

There's no reason why the gravitational forces between a sunspot and the rest

of the sun should be any different from those between the rest of the sun and

any part of it with similar mass at a similar distance from its center.

Is gravity strong or weak in Venus?

It's roughly 10% less on the surface of Venus than on Earth's surface.

Why the gravitational acceleration increases if earth stops spinning?

When the earth is spinning, the rotation along with gravity creates centrifugal force. This is the same as the force that happens when you swing a yo-yo around by the string, the string is like gravity in that scenario holding the yo-yo close to you.

What effects does gravity have on planets?

The same effect as it has on any other object. The gravitational field produces a force; this force, acting on a planet, will accelerate it - that is, it will change its velocity.

Is it true without gravity glaciers would not move downslope and streams would not flow?

Yes, gravity plays a crucial role in causing glaciers to move downslope and in determining the flow of streams. Without gravity, these processes would not occur as they rely on the force of gravity to pull them downhill.

Is there another place in outer space that has gravity?

Yes, every planet and every star has gravity. In fact, every object that has mass, has gravity. Black holes have so much gravity that even light cannot escape.