If you were to, say, throw a rock, in space would it continually accelerate?
2006-12-09 08:28:09 · 10 answers · asked by T-NutZ 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, it only accelerates while it's in your hand. Once released, the rock will keep the velocity it left your hand at, with no air resistance to slow it down.
2006-12-09 08:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by MtnBlossom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. There are alot of different factors to consider. It will not continue to accellerate, though accelleration (or even decelleration) may occur depending on if that hypothetical rock met with a gravity body or a repelling force. It is very possible that the rock will be destroyed in a collision.
2006-12-09 08:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million) A falling merchandise is resisted with the help of the air during which it falls. the cost of the resistant stress will strengthen with the rate of the falling physique, till a factor the place it equals the load of the physique. The acceleration upward is then equivalent to that downward so the physique maintains without an acceleration, its velocity being the terminal velocity. 2) in accordance to Newton, each stress stories an equivalent and opposite reaction. The pair refers to the two forces whose magnitudes are the comparable and act in opposite guidelines alongside the comparable line in area. This pair is to blame for many phenomena, the flinch of a firearm case in point. 3) The mass. straightforward as that. The vehicle with a larger mass has a larger momentum. This solutions works provided which you assume they commute in a elementary course. in any different case, you will possibly desire to evaluate in straightforward terms the cost of the momentum, and not its course. 4) Electrostatic forces. The pass of electrons between the ingredients cause them to extremely charged electrostatically, subsequently their attration. word that dry circumstances additionally favors this technique. 5) Sub-atomic debris; electrons, protons, neutrons 6) Gravitational stress, the stress of charm between 2 plenty.
2016-10-14 08:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by olis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rock only is accellerating while it is in your hand.
After you release the rock is is in free fall ... which means
it is only accellerating due to external forces on it, like
gravity or wind resistance - here the wind resistance would
be very small but there are still molecules and matter in space
that would slow it down in a very long time.
2006-12-09 08:47:32 · answer #4 · answered by themountainviewguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it would not continually accelerate although it would continually be in motion (that is considering that it doesn't get trapped in a gravity system.
2006-12-09 08:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by San Jose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not without another force acting on it. It would just continue at the velocity that it was going at when it left your hand.
2006-12-09 08:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because acceleration is change in velocity over time and its velocity is no longer changing after you throw it.
2006-12-09 08:33:02 · answer #7 · answered by Shane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can only be propelled by it's intial thrust (i.e. your throw). if nothing push's or hits it at a faster pace than it will continue at your intial pace. If you throw your arm at 15 mph then the object will go that speed.
2006-12-09 08:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"All objects in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an out side force", it will reach a constant , and stay there until it is pulled on by the gravity of something.
2006-12-09 11:07:35 · answer #9 · answered by wiz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Only if it was falling into another body and only until it hit.
2006-12-09 08:35:07 · answer #10 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋