If gravity were somehow eliminated:

a. Earth would spiral outward away from the Sun.
b. Move in a straight line out into space.
c. Spiral inward toward the Sun.
d. Move in a straight line toward the Sun.

Aplanet of mass m 6.75 x 1024 kg is orbiting in a circular path a star of mass m 2.75 x 1029 kg. the radius of the orbit is r 8.05 x107 km. what is the orbital period (in earth days) of the planet tplanet?

A1000-kg weather rocket is launched straight up. the rocket motor provides a constant acceleration for 16-s, then the motor stops. the rocket altitude 20-s after launch is 510-m. you can ignore any effects of air resistance. a. what was the rocket’s acceleration during the first 16-s? b. what is the rocket’s speed as it passes through a cloud 5100-m above the ground?

There are weak or strong attractive forces between atoms of liquids with a high viscosity