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We know gravitational force is created from the curvature in space time by the mass of the planet, but why doesn't it run out?
Because we aren't consuming the mass of the planet.fredreload said:... by the mass of the planet, but why doesn't it run out?
I don't know about you, but I'm about to consume the mass of about a thousand christmas cookies...A.T. said:Because we aren't consuming the mass of the planet.
As long as you don't leave the planet, it is fine.Drakkith said:I don't know about you, but I'm about to consume the mass of about a thousand christmas cookies...
The force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects. This means that as an object moves further away from the Earth's surface, the force of gravity decreases, but it never reaches zero. This is because the Earth's mass and density create a gravitational field that extends infinitely into space.
No, the strength of gravitational force is constant. This is because gravity is a fundamental force of nature and is determined by the mass and distance between objects. As long as these factors remain constant, the strength of gravitational force will also remain constant.
According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, the force of gravity depends on the mass of both objects. However, the acceleration due to gravity, which determines how fast objects fall, only depends on the mass of the larger object. This means that all objects, regardless of their mass, will fall towards the Earth at the same rate.
Gravitational force can be cancelled out by an equal and opposite force, such as when an object is in orbit around another object. However, in order for this to occur, both objects must have the same mass and be at a specific distance from each other. In most cases, gravitational force cannot be cancelled out completely.
No, the Earth will not run out of gravitational force. As long as the Earth exists, it will continue to have mass and therefore continue to exert a gravitational force on other objects. However, the force of gravity may change over time if the mass or density of the Earth were to change significantly.