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3 years ago

Describe the formation of the land, the atmosphere, and the oceans of earth

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Land: Tectonic plate movement under the Earth can create landforms by pushing up mountains and hills. Erosion by water and wind can wear down land and create landforms like valleys and canyons. ... Landforms can exist under water in the form of mountain ranges and basins under the sea.

Atmosphere: (4.6 billion years ago)
As Earth cooled, an atmosphere formed mainly from gases spewed from volcanoes. It included hydrogen sulfide, methane, and ten to 200 times as much carbon dioxide as today's atmosphere. After about half a billion years, Earth's surface cooled and solidified enough for water to collect on it.

Ocean: After the Earth's surface had cooled to a temperature below the boiling point of water, rain began to fall—and continued to fall for centuries. As the water drained into the great hollows in the Earth's surface, the primeval ocean came into existence. The forces of gravity prevented the water from leaving the planet.

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Part a)

the tension force is equal to the weight of the crate

Part b)

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tension force is less than the weight of crate if it is accelerating downwards

Explanation:

Part a)

When large crate is suspended at rest or moving with uniform speed then it is given as

$F_t - mg = ma$

here since speed is constant or it is at rest

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$a = 0$

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Part b)

Now let say the crate is accelerating upwards

now we can say

$F_t - mg = ma$

$F_t = mg + ma$

so tension force is more than the weight of the crate

Now if the crate is accelerating downwards

$F_t - mg = -ma$

$F_t = mg - ma$

so tension force is less than the weight of crate if it is accelerating downwards

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Option A.

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Answer:

The center of mass of the Earth-Moon system is 4.673 kilometers away from center of Earth.

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