Applied Physics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Textbook Question
Chapter 11, Problem 6RQ
Explain why the gravitational force that exists between the person sitting next to you in class and you is much less than the gravitational force that exists between the earth and you.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 11 Solutions
Applied Physics (11th Edition)
Ch. 11.1 - Compare the gravitational force that (a) the earth...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Explain why the gravitational force between the...Ch. 11.1 - A satellite is orbiting 3.22 105 m above the...Ch. 11.1 - If the satellite in Problem 7 is orbiting at twice...Ch. 11.1 - What is the gravitational force exerted between an...Ch. 11.1 - The Apollo 16 lunar module had a mass of 4240 kg....
Ch. 11.3 - The moon orbits 3.84 108 m from the earth. How...Ch. 11.3 - The moon orbits 3.84 108 m from the earth. How...Ch. 11.3 - Find the orbital velocity for Mercury as it orbits...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 4PCh. 11.3 - Find the orbital velocity for Saturn as it orbits...Ch. 11.3 - Find the orbital velocity for Uranus as it orbits...Ch. 11.3 - Find the time Mercury takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11.3 - Find the time the earth takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11.3 - Find the time Saturn takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11.3 - Find the time Uranus takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11 - What type of force is related to the mass of...Ch. 11 - As the distance increases between two objects, the...Ch. 11 - As the mass of two objects increases, the...Ch. 11 - The mass of a satellite is increased. In order to...Ch. 11 - As the distance increases between a satellite and...Ch. 11 - Explain why the gravitational force that exists...Ch. 11 - What would happen to your weight on earth if the...Ch. 11 - What would happen to your weight on earth if the...Ch. 11 - Explain how a satellite in orbit is in a constant...Ch. 11 - According to Isaac Newton, how is the motion of a...Ch. 11 - Most planets actually have slightly elliptical...Ch. 11 - Does the mass of a satellite influence the time it...Ch. 11 - Two 0.300-kg apples are 25.0 cm apart from one...Ch. 11 - Two 65.0-kg people are standing 1.00 m apart. What...Ch. 11 - Find the weight of a 65.0-kg person on the earth...Ch. 11 - Find the weight of a 65.0-kg person on Jupiter (in...Ch. 11 - Find the weight of a 65.0-kg person on Pluto (in...Ch. 11 - If the moon orbited at one half the present...Ch. 11 - If the moon orbited at twice the present distance...Ch. 11 - If the moon orbited at four times the present...Ch. 11 - Using Newtons law of universal gravitation, find...Ch. 11 - If an 85.0-kg astronaut in a space shuttle orbits...Ch. 11 - The gravitational differences between the earth...Ch. 11 - (a) How far from the center of the earth must a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3ACCh. 11 - Flight engineers for the Apollo Lunar Orbiter...Ch. 11 - (a) What is the gravitational force on a 65.7-kg...
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
What is the volume of one mole of air, at room temperature and 1 atm pressure?
An Introduction to Thermal Physics
Q33.1 Light requires about 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the earth. Is it delayed appreciably by the eart...
University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
What class of motion, natural or violent, did Aristotle attribute to motion of the Moon?
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
Particles of light have no mass. Does the Sun’s mass change as a result of all the light it emits? Explain.
Modern Physics
After parachuting through the Martian atmosphere, the Mars Science Laboratory executed a complex series of mane...
Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Respond to each statement, true or false: (a) No force of gravity acts on an astronaut in an orbiting space station. (b) At three Earth radii from the center of Earth, the acceleration of gravity is one-ninth its surface value. (c) If two identical planets, each with surface gravity g and volume V, coalesce into one planet with volume 2V, the surface gravity of the new planet is 2g. (d) One kilogram of gold would have greater value on Earth than on the Moon.arrow_forwardEstimate the gravitational force between two sumo wrestlers, with masses 220 kg and 240 kg, when they are embraced and their centers are 1.2 m apart.arrow_forwardA planet has two moons with identical mass. Moon 1 is in a circular orbit of radius r. Moon 2 is in a circular orbit of radius 2r. The magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by the planet on Moon 2 is (a) four times as large (b) twice as large (c) the same (d) half as large (e) one-fourth as large as the gravitational force exerted by the planet on Moon 1.arrow_forward
- A planet has two moons of equal mass. Moon 1 is in a circular orbit of radius r. Moon 2 is in a circular orbit of radius 2r. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by the planet on Moon 2? (a) four times as large as that on Moon 1 (b) twice as large as that on Moon 1 (c) equal to that on Moon 1 (d) half as large as that on Moon 1 (e) one-fourth as large as that on Moon 1arrow_forwardA planet has two moons with identical mass. Moon 1 is in a circular orbit of radius r. Moon 2 is in a circular orbit of radius 2r. The magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by the planet on Moon 2 is (a) four times as large (b) twice as large (c) the same (d) half as large (e) one-fourth as large as the gravitational force exerted by the planet on Moon 1.arrow_forwardThe Sun has a mass of approximately 1.99 1030 kg. a. Given that the Earth is on average about 1.50 1011 m from the Sun, what is the magnitude of the Suns gravitational field at this distance? b. Sketch the magnitude of the gravitational field due to the Sun as a function of distance from the Sun. Indicate the Earths position on your graph. Assume the radius of the Sun is 7.00 108 m and begin the graph there. c. Given that the mass of the Earth is 5.97 1024 kg, what is the magnitude of the gravitational force on the Earth due to the Sun?arrow_forward
- An object of mass m is located on the surface of a spherical planet of mass M and radius R. The escape speed from the planet does not depend on which of the following? (a) M (b) m (c) the density of the planet (d) R (e) the acceleration due to gravity on that planetarrow_forwardA 200-kg object and a 500-kg object are separated by 4.00 m. (a) Find the net gravitational force exerted by these objects on a 50.0-kg object placed midway between them. (b) At what position (other than an infinitely remote one) can the 50.0-kg object be placed so as to experience a net force of zero from the other two objects?arrow_forwardTwo ocean liners, each with a mass of 40 000 metric tons, are moving on parallel courses 100 m apart. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of one of the liners toward the other due to their mutual gravitational attraction? Model the ships as particles.arrow_forward
- Two black holes (the remains of exploded stars), separated by a distance of 10.0 AU (1 AU = 1.50 1011 m), attract one another with a gravitational force of 8.90 1025 N. The combined mass of the two black holes is 4.00 1030 kg. What is the mass of each black hole?arrow_forwardFigure P7.45 shows a picture of American astronaut Clay Anderson experiencing weightlessness on board the International Space Station. a. Most people have the misconception that a person in a spacecraft is weightless because he or she is no longer affected by gravity. Show that this premise cannot be true by computing the gravitational field of the Earth at an altitude of 200 km the typical altitude of a spacecraft in orbit. Compare this result with the gravitational field on the surface of the Earth. b. Why would astronauts in orbit experience weightlessness even if they are experiencing a gravitational field (and therefore a gravitational force)?arrow_forwardHow far from the center of the Sun would the net gravitational force of Earth and the Sun on a spaceship be zero?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- University Physics Volume 1PhysicsISBN:9781938168277Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff SannyPublisher:OpenStax - Rice UniversityPrinciples of Physics: A Calculus-Based TextPhysicsISBN:9781133104261Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage LearningPhysics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology ...PhysicsISBN:9781305116399Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...PhysicsISBN:9781133939146Author:Katz, Debora M.Publisher:Cengage LearningStars and Galaxies (MindTap Course List)PhysicsISBN:9781337399944Author:Michael A. SeedsPublisher:Cengage LearningCollege PhysicsPhysicsISBN:9781285737027Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris VuillePublisher:Cengage Learning
University Physics Volume 1
Physics
ISBN:9781938168277
Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
Publisher:OpenStax - Rice University
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
Physics
ISBN:9781133104261
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology ...
Physics
ISBN:9781305116399
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...
Physics
ISBN:9781133939146
Author:Katz, Debora M.
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Stars and Galaxies (MindTap Course List)
Physics
ISBN:9781337399944
Author:Michael A. Seeds
Publisher:Cengage Learning
College Physics
Physics
ISBN:9781285737027
Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Newton's First Law of Motion: Mass and Inertia; Author: Professor Dave explains;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XSyyjcEHo0;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY