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  • object in question, and a is the acceleration due to gravity, on Earth approximately ... by multiplying mass by the acceleration due to gravity—either standard ...
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  • force on a mixture in a test tube, to rapidly and completely bring ... quoted in multiples of g, the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth& ...
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  • (RPM) or in multiples of g, the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth& ... in multiples of g, the standard acceleration due to gravity at the Earth& ...
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  • object at which its kinetic energy is equal to the magnitude of its gravitational ... derived from "g," the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth& ...
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  • distance from the earth; the acceleration due to gravity at an altitude ... *standing on the ground, sitting in a chair on the ground, etc. (gravity ...
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  • the measure of an object's resistance to change in motion, that is, ... * Inertial mass is a measure of an object's resistance to changing ...
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  • plane of rotation for each is perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the ... The gyroscope's ability to hold its axis fixed in a certain orientation ...
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  • energy that permeates all of space and tends to increase the rate of expansion ... and dark matter, these photons are thought to be so attenuated by time that ...
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  • Pressure (symbol "p") is the force applied to a surface ... ::*g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.81 m/s2 on ...
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  • of mass is often called the center of gravity--the point where gravity ... of its center of mass is fixed in relation to the object (but not necessarily ...
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  • an electric field (that can also be equated to electric flux density). This ... energy with energy density proportional to the square of the field intensity ...
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  • star with an interior that is thought to be composed of mainly neutrons ... radius between 10 and 20 km—about 30,000 to 70,000 times smaller than the ...
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  • mass of an object and are used in science to obtain the mass of an object ... Occasionally, an appropriate weighing scale may be used to measure ...
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  • a star or planet under the influence of gravity. When more than one body ... in astronomical units (AU), is equal to the square of the planet's ...
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  • of celestial bodies. Outer space is used to distinguish it from airspace ... velocity such that the acceleration due to gravity on the spacecraft ...
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  • volt (keV). These particles are able to escape the Sun's gravity ... Birkeland was probably the first person to successfully predict that, ...
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  • moving object, are needed in the equation to correctly describe the motion. experience a Coriolis force, and appear to veer to the right in the northern ...
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  • :This article is intended as a generally accessible introduction to ... Einstein between 1907 and 1915. According to general relativity, the observed ...
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  • Flywheel energy storage (FES) works by accelerating a rotor (flywheel ... Most FES systems use electricity to accelerate and decelerate the ...
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  • with a value that is generally believed to be both universal in nature ... that stars like our Sun would not be able to exist and intelligent life ...
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