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3 years ago

Why are astronauts weightless in the space station?

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olga55 [171]3 years ago

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Answer:

Astronauts float around in space because there is no gravity in space. Everyone knows that the farther you get from Earth, the less the gravitational force is. Well, astronauts are so far from the Earth that gravity is so small. This is why NASA calls it microgravity.

Explanation:

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So coefficient of kinetic friction will be equal to 0.4081

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9. A Veggie meatball with v = 5.0 m/s rolls off a 1.0 m high table. How long does it take to hit the floor if no one sneezes? Wh

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Height h = 1.0 m

As the ball rolls off the table, it will be fallen under gravity. Where

g = 9.8 m/ $s^{2}$

Initial vertical velocity $u_{y}$ = 0

Initial horizontal velocity $u_{x}$ = 5 m/s

Considering the vertical distance, the formula to use to calculate the time will be;

h = ut + 1/2g $t^{2}$

1 = 0 + 1/2 x 9.8 $t^{2}$

1 = 4.9 $t^{2}$

$t^{2}$ = 1/4.9

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It takes 0.45 seconds to hit the floor if no one sneezes.

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Vertical component

$V_{y}$ = $U_{y}$ + gt