1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
lisov135 [29]
3 years ago
6

Mercury was named after the roman god of speed why is it an appropriate name for the planet

Physics
1 answer:
elena-14-01-66 [18.8K]3 years ago
5 0
Because it's the planet in our solar system with the shortest,
fastest orbit around the sun ... only 88 Earth days.

The people who named it didn't know that ... they still thought that
the sun and all the planets revolve around the Earth.  But they did
see it zip from one side of the sun to the other, faster than any other
planet ... the result of having the shortest, fastest orbit of any planet.
You might be interested in
What is the special feature of the upper mantle?
mote1985 [20]
The special feature of the upper mantle is the asthenosphere.It is located just below the lithosphere and is made up of rocks that is fluid and can move.The fluidity of these rocks powered the movement of the tectonic plates on the earths crust.Circular convection cycles in the hot,fluid upper mantle rock move the plates over the surface of the earth.
3 0
3 years ago
two identical-looking, large, round balls are placed in front of you. one is filled with feathers and the other is filled with s
Lelu [443]
If you apply a little bit of force, one will move easier than the other since it is lighter.
3 0
3 years ago
Gabriella got a burn on her arm from a chemical spill and rinsed the area thoroughly with water. Which piece of safety equipment
ioda
I believe it she should use the first aid kit next
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
True or false. A convection current is the circular motion of a fluid caused by the rising of heated fluid
xz_007 [3.2K]
True that is what a convection current is
7 0
3 years ago
The SI units for force are what?
arsen [322]

Answer:

The SI unit of force is Newton.

Explanation:

Newton is denoted by N.

Force can be defined as the pull or push which change or try to change the state of a body from motion to rest or rest to motion in a straight line.

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What mass of silver can be plated onto an object in 33.5 minutes at 8.70 a of current? ag (aq e- ? ag(s what mass of silver can
    14·2 answers
  • When does it start to cool down in arizona?
    9·1 answer
  • At summer camp, the swimming course runs the length (L) of a small lake. To determine the length of the course, the camp counsel
    11·1 answer
  • An astronaut who is repairing the outside of her spaceship accidently pushes away a 99.3-cm-long steel rod, which flies off at 1
    10·1 answer
  • What was the purpose of the 1996 Columbia NASA launch?​
    15·1 answer
  • (a) What is the best coefficient of performance for a refrigerator that cools an environment at −30.0ºC and has heat transfer to
    14·1 answer
  • Determine the amount of time for polonium-210 to decay to one fourth its original quantity. The half-life of polonium-210 is 138
    7·1 answer
  • A parachutist jumps out of an airplane and accelerates with gravity to a maximum velocity of 58.8 m/s in 6.00 seconds. She then
    10·1 answer
  • In a voltaic cell, electrons flow from the (positive/negative) to the (positive/negative) terminal.
    5·2 answers
  • Need help with a physics question.
    11·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!