Earth is the only planet able to support ____

Why would the planets move in a straight path if there was no gravitational energy from the sun

omeli [17]

Explanation:

The sun's gravitational force is very strong. If it were not, a planet would move in a straight line out into space. The sun's gravity pulls the planet toward the sun, which changes the straight line of direction into a curve. This keeps the planet moving in an orbit around the sun

6 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

A 600g toy train completes 10 laps of its circular track in 1 min 20s. If the radius of the track is 1.2 m, Find the centripetal

Lynna [10]

Wow ! This will take more than one step, and we'll need to be careful
not to trip over our shoe laces while we're stepping through the problem.

The centripetal acceleration of any object moving in a circle is

      (speed-squared) / (radius of the circle) .

Notice that we won't need to use the mass of the train.

We know the radius of the track. We don't know the trains speed yet,
but we do have enough information to figure it out. That's what we
need to do first.

Speed = (distance traveled) / (time to travel the distance).

Distance = 10 laps of the track.   Well how far is that ? ? ?

1 lap = circumference of the track = (2π) x (radius) = 2.4π meters

10 laps = 24π meters.

Time = 1 minute 20 seconds = 80 seconds

The trains speed is (distance) / (time)

   = (24π meters) / (80 seconds)

   = 0.3 π meters/second .

NOW ... finally, we're ready to find the centripetal acceleration.

<span> (speed)² / (radius)

   = (0.3π m/s)² / (1.2 meters)

   = (0.09π m²/s²) / (1.2 meters)

   =    (0.09π / 1.2) m/s²

   =    0.236 m/s² . (rounded)

If there's another part of the problem that wants you to find
the centripetal FORCE ...

Well, Force = (mass) · (acceleration) .

We know the mass, and we ( I ) just figured out the acceleration,
so you'll have no trouble calculating the centripetal force. </span>

4 0

3 years ago

Your answer should be precise to 0.1 m/s. Use a gravitational acceleration of 10 m/s/s. At it lowest point, a pendulum is moving

saw5 [17]

Explanation:

It is given that,

Speed, v₁ = 7.7 m/s

We need to find the velocity after it has risen 1 meter above the lowest point. Let it is given by v₂. Using the conservation of energy as :

$\dfrac{1}{2}mv_1^2=\dfrac{1}{2}mv_2^2+mgh$