When thinking about the impact force of a falling object, you can calculate the energy of the object at its point of impact if you know the height from which it was dropped. This type of energy is known as gravitational potential energy and it is equal to the object's mass multiplied by...
The gravitational pull of the earth (the force which pulls everything towards the ground) is like a rope which keeps the satellite from flying away. Everything that goes up has to come down. It is only a matter of time before a satellite comes back to the earth. As time goes by the...
Taking the age of Earth to be about 4 x 10^9 years and assuming its orbital radius of 1.5 x 10^{11} m has not changed and is circular, calculate the approximate total distance Earth has traveled since Influenced by the gravitational pull of a distant star, the velocity of ...
People stick to Earth's surface even though the planet is rotating at high speed, and even there's no glue on the soles of our feet. The reason is simply that gravity bonds us to the planet with enough force to stop us whizzing off into space. But gravity isn't enough to keep us ...
1) Gravity – the constant attraction downwards is an essential grounding force for life on earth. However, gravitational pull acting on a curved spine will further compress the concave or short and tight areas which will reinforces the curvatures. ...