A roller coaster is stopped on a track. When the engineer presses a launch button on the coaster, the coaster moves forward. Explain this change in terms of balanced and unbalanced forces.
The gravitational acceleration of a planet is proportional to the planet's mass, and inversely proportional to square of the planet's radius.
So when you stand on the surface of this particular planet, you feel a force of gravity that is
(1/2) / (3²)
of the force that you feel on the surface of the Earth.
That's <em>(1/18)</em> as much as on Earth.
The acceleration of gravity there would be about <em>0.545 m/s²</em>.
This is about 12% less than the gravity on Pluto.
Answer:
The refraction of light at the surface of water makes ponds and swimming pools appear shallower than they really are. A 1m deep pond would only appear to be 0.75 m deep when viewed from directly above. When light emerges from glass or water into air it speeds up again.
Explanation:
