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ludmilkaskok [199]
4 years ago
8

Why did the acorn fall to earth instead of rising up to the moon?

Physics
2 answers:
Andrei [34K]4 years ago
8 0
Because earths gravitational force is greater than that of the moon.
sergeinik [125]4 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Gravitational force exists between any two bodies having mass. It is proportional to the mass of two bodies and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them.

F=G\frac{Mm}{d^2}

Thus, with increase in distance, the gravitational force decreases.

Acorn falls to Earth because of the following two reasons:

1. Mass of Earth > Mass of Moon

2. Acorn is closer to the Earth

Thus, the gravitation force of attraction is greater towards the Earth.

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An interesting problem, and thanks to the precise heading you put for the question.

We will assume zero air resistance.
We further assume that the angle with vertical is t=53.13 degrees, corresponding to sin(t)=0.8, and therefore cos(t)=0.6.

Given:
angle with vertical, t = 53.13 degrees
sin(t)=0.8; cos(t)=0.6;
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initial velocity, v m/s (to be determined)

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