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Why is the mass of the bowling ball the same on earth and on the moonbut the weigth of the bowling ball on the earth is different on the moon?
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What causes a bowling ball to stop on earth?
Inertia and gravity cause a bowling ball to stop on earth.
What information is needed to calculate an object's weigth?
Weight= mass x gravity Gravity on earth is 9.8 but we use 10
Can you shoot the moon?
Yes, you can shoot the moon but there is no way a bullet from earth will even get as close as 10,000 miles to it. The only way you can shoot it is if you are standing on the moonBut even then it will be hard as gravity will try to pull it away into space.Hope this helped :)
How will your weigth change if you go higher above the earth?
When you go higher, the gravitational acceleration drops ( <9,8m s-2 ) So that means that you weigh les than on the surface of the Earth, but your MASS stays the same!
How much does a bowling ball weigh on Mercury?
A 16 pound bowling ball on Earth would weight approximately 6 pounds on Mercury.
Why is the mass of a bowling ball the same on earth and on the moon but the weight of the bowling ball on earth different on the moon?
You need to understand that MASS is an intrinsic property of matter, the bowling ball will have the same mass no matter where it is. WEIGHT is the pull of gravity on matter. As gravity is weaker/less on the Moon as compared to Earth, the same size lump of matter (the bowling ball) will weigh less on the Moon as it does on Earth. The problem in understanding this difference happens because as we live on Earth we confused MASS and WEIGHT before we understood the physics. On Earth a 1 Kg mass weighs 1 Kg, however if we take that 1 kg mass to the Moon where gravity is only one third of that on Earth it will only weigh 1/3 Kg. However, there is another property of matter that is related directly to its Mass and that is the energy you need to put in to get it to move (or stop moving) - this is called INERTIA. Weather on the Moon or on the Earth the INERTIA of the bowling ball will remain the same. If you roll it to another person on a horizontal surface on the Moon or on Earth, the person you roll it to will find it just as hard to stop in both places.
Why is the mass of a bowling ball the same on earth and on the moon but the weight of a bowling ball on earth different on moon?
You need to understand that MASS is an intrinsic property of matter, the Bowling ball will have the same mass no matter where it is. WEIGHT is the pull of gravity on matter. As gravity is weaker/less on the Moon as compared to Earth, the same size lump of matter (the bowling ball) will weigh less on the Moon as it does on Earth. The problem in understanding this difference happens because as we live on Earth we confused MASS and WEIGHT before we understood the physics. On Earth a 1 Kg mass weighs 1 Kg, however if we take that 1 kg mass to the Moon where gravity is only one third of that on Earth it will only weigh 1/3 Kg. However, there is another property of matter that is related directly to its Mass and that is the energy you need to put in to get it to move (or stop moving) - this is called INERTIA. Weather on the Moon or on the Earth the INERTIA of the bowling ball will remain the same. If you roll it to another person on a horizontal surface on the Moon or on Earth, the person you roll it to will find it just as hard to stop in both places.
How much does Jupiter weigth?
Jupiter does not actually 'weigh' anything. It is in free fall around the Sun. It does however have a mass which is around 318 times that of Earth. You could balance Jupiter with 318 Earths.
What are 3 things that need gravity to work?
A scale, a car, and a press Walking on Earth Breathing while walking on Earth Bowling
How could you carry out a demonstration on Earth of a feather falling at the same rate of a bowling ball?
You will need to add weight to the feather. That's like asking to demonstrate the that of a helium filled balloon and a bowling ball.
How does the moon influence the earths axial tilt?
The moon stabilizes the Earth's axial tilt, like a counter balance. Picture someone swinging a bowling ball around their body, at the end of a 3 foot (1 meter) chain. If they get the ball spinning fast enough, they will have to lean back to counter the centrifugal force of the bowling ball. When the rotational velocity is stable, and the person's angle of leaning is stable, it is a suitable representation of the Earth-Moon system. The bowling ball is the moon, the person is the Earth.
What is the mass of a 16 pound bowling ball?
Any object that weighs 16 lbs. here on Earth has a mass of 7.26 kg., regardless of whether it's a bowling ball or a chocolate cake. 1 kg. = 2.205 lbs.
