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Does the earth exert centrifugal force on us in air? [closed]
Whether the centrifugal force exerted by earth due to rotation be felt or even applied to us if we were in air ? The landmass rotates with earth so it is exerted on us radially outwards , but that isn'...
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Estimation of Equatorial Bulge of the Earth [duplicate]
My dynamics lecture notes repeat the Earth's equatorial bulge can be approximated as:
$$ \approx \frac{\Omega^2R}{g} \approx \frac{1}{300} $$
(Do they mean R/300?)
They also include statements like:
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What is the difference in Accleration at Gravity ocean vs mountain & poles vs equator [closed]
This topic is a struggle because my Professor made me rewrite my paper because she doesn't want forces included. Please help because I am struggling to understand this. I have googled and this is so ...
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Intuition $\neq$ Diagram: Weight on North Pole vs Equator
This is a common physics exercise:
Suppose the earth is a sphere of radius $6370$ km. If a person stood on a scale at the north pole and observed the scale reading (his weight) to be $mg$, what ...
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Why is the weight of a constant mass different on the poles and on the equator? [duplicate]
I know of an explanation that the Earth is a inertial frame of reference since it is rotating about its own axis, and since this is happening there is a centrifugal "force" or effect which counters ...
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Centrifugal force on objects rotating around Earth
Suppose two objects travel around the equator on Earth at the same speed, $v$, in opposite directions, where the speed $v$ is measured relative to the Earth's surface. Will they experience different ...
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