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3 years ago

Explain why Earth does not have as many craters as Mars, Mercury, and the Moon.

Physics

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Lilit [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

The reason is mainly because Earth has an atmosphere.

Explanation:

We don't see as many craters in our planet as most of them have been eroded away by wind, water, volcanic activity or any other forces. Earth is also surrounded by an atmosphere which other planets like Mars, Mercury and the Moon lacks. The atmosphere reduces the impact of meteoroids when they hit the surface of a planet as the atmosphere disintegrates them into smaller particles. Also, the atmosphere creates a planet's own weather condition, no atmosphere means no weather. So, planets like Mars, Mercury where there is no atmosphere, there is no weather to erode away the craters. Hence, most of them are still visible on their surfaces.

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<h3 /><h3 /><h3>The given parameters:</h3>

Weight of Punch on Earth = 236 lb
Desired weight = 118 lb

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$W = mg\\\\m = \frac{W}{g}\\\\m = \frac{236}{g}$

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$F = mg = \frac{GmM}{R^2} \\\\g = \frac{GM}{R^2}$

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R is the Radius of Earth = 6,371 km

For Planet Tehar;

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For planet Loput:

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For Planet Rams;

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$W = mg\\\\W_T = mg_T\\\\W_T = \frac{236}{g} \times 3.28g = 774.08 \ lb\\\\W_L = \frac{236}{g} \times 1.94g =457.84 \ lb\\\\ W_C = \frac{236}{g}\times 4g = 944 \ lb \\\\ W_S = \frac{236}{g} \times 1.53g = 361.08 \ lb\\\\W_P = \frac{236}{g} \times 0.5 g = 118 \ lb\\\\W_R = \frac{236}{g} \times 0.58 g = 136.88 \ lb$

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<u>The </u><u>complete question</u><u> is below</u>:

Which planet should Punch travel to if his goal is to weigh in at 118 lb? Refer to the table of planetary masses and radii given to determine your answer.

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<em>In the table, the mass and the radius of each planet are given in terms of the corresponding properties of the earth. For instance, Tehar has a mass equal to 2.1 earth masses and a radius equal to 0.80 earth radii.</em>

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