Answer : <em>Her weight is lower on Venus because the acceleration due to gravity is lower.</em>
Explanation :
Venus is also called as Earth's twin. This is because both the mass and the size of Earth and Venus are almost same. The acceleration due to gravity on earth is while on Venus is
.
So, when Shari measure her weight on Venus she found her weight is lower on Venus. This is because the acceleration due to gravity is lower on the surface of Venus as compared to the Earth.
Since,
i.e. weight depends on g.
<em>So, correct prediction is (b)</em>
Answer:
Explanation:
given,
initial velocity of the ball = 20 m/s
angle of ramp = 22°
ball travel at a distance = 5 m
a) for friction less
v = 17.58 m/s
b) considering the friction
v = 17.16 m/s
Answer:
The mass of the object involved and the value of the gravitational acceleration
Explanation:
- Gravitational potential energy is defined as the energy possessed by an object in a gravitational field due to its position with respect to the ground:
where m is the mass of the object, g is the gravitational acceleration and h is the heigth of the object with respect to the ground.
- Elastic potential energy is defined as the energy possessed by an elastic object and it is given as:
where k is the spring constant of the elastic object, while x is the compression/stretching of the spring with respect to the equilibrium position.
As we can see from the equations, both types of energy depends on the relative position of the object/end of the spring with respect to a certain reference position (h in the first formula, x in the second formula), but gravitational potential energy also depends on m (the mass) and g (the gravitational acceleration) while the elastic energy does not.