You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while orbiting in the space shuttle. Your friends respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating the acceleration of gravity 608 km above the Earth's surface in units of g. (The mass of the Earth is 5.97 x 1024 kg, and the radius of the Earth is 6380 km.)

4. if you were an astronaut on the moon, what would you experience? what would you see from your perspective?

Examine the drawing of a molecule. each ring represents an atom of nitrogen (n). what’s the chemical formula of this substance?

Listed following are various physical situations that describe how light interacts with matter. match these to the appropriate category. 1) transmission? -visible light meets clear glass -visible light does not pass through a black wall -red light hits a red sweatshirt -light comes from your computer screen -cell phone signals pass through walls -blue light hits a red sweatshirt -white light hits a white piece of paper -light comes from a light bulb