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2006-10-15 07:22:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It depends upon where you are on the Earths surface; for example, if you are at the equator it is at its strongest; if you are at the north or south pole, it is at its weakest.
2006-10-15 07:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth's rotation provides a small force which opposes gravity; this force is maximal at the equator and zero at the poles. It causes the earth to be slightly flattened from a pure sphere. It can be calculated as F = m v*2 / R, where F is the force, m the mass of the object in question, v the velocity of the earth's rotation (40,000 km/24 hr); and R the radius of the earth.(6378 km).
2006-10-15 15:13:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm jump real high, layout your feet in front of you and sit real hard. how strong is the earths centrifical force? gravity sucks! the funny thing is because space is a vac., does our "matter" group together and since the smaller objects are trying to join the big 1 is this combined with centrical force gravity?
2006-10-15 14:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by l8ntpianist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋