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3 years ago

Use Newton's universal law of gravitation to explain why gravity is greater on Earth than on Mercury.

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Its because the attraction force that pulls objects together increases the heavier the objects are. Since Mercury is much smaller and consequently lighter than earth, it's attraction to an object on the planets surface would be less than if that same object were found on earth. So it's "gravity acceleration" would be less than earth's 9.8m/s^2

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Answer:

given,

speed of the car = 20 m/s

final speed of car = 0 m/s

distance between car and the deer = 38 m

reaction time, t = 0.5 s

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a) distance between deer and car

distance travel in the reaction time

d₁ = v x t

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D = 20 + 10 = 30 m

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distance left between them

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distance travel after you apply brake

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v² = u² + 2 a d₂

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3 years ago

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Answer:

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A block has a volume of 0.09 m3 and a density of 4,000 kg/m3. What's the force of gravity acting on the block in water?

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Multiply each side
by 0.09 m³ :           (4,000 kg/m³) x (0.09 m³) = mass

   mass = 360 kg .

Force of gravity = (mass) x (acceleration of gravity)

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   = 3,528 newtons .

That's the force of gravity on this block, and it doesn't matter
what else is around it. It could be in a box on the shelf or at
the bottom of a swimming pool . . . it's weight is 3,528 newtons
(about 793.7 pounds).

Now, it won't seem that heavy when it's in the water, because
there's another force acting on it in the upward direction, against
gravity. That's the buoyant force due to the displaced water.

The block is displacing 0.09 m³ of water. Water has 1,000 kg of
mass in a m³, so the block displaces 90 kg of water. The weight
of that water is (90) x (9.8) = 882 newtons (about 198.4 pounds),
and that force tries to hold the block up, against gravity.

So while it's in the water, the block seems to weigh

   (3,528 - 882) = 2,646 newtons (about 595.2 pounds) .

But again ... it's not correct to call that the "force of gravity acting
on the block in water". The force of gravity doesn't change, but
there's another force, working against gravity, in the water.

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