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Ask an Explainer - Gravity & Air

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Q: When do planets move faster and when do planets move slower?
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Gravity & Air
Q: Is there any particular point that the atmosphere ends?
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Q: Why do the stars always rise in the east and set in the west?
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Q: What is air cushioning?
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Gravity & Air
Q: What is thermodynamics?
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Q: Is the gravitational force acting on a person who weighs 80kg the same as on a person who weighs 40kg?
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Q: What happens to gravitational pull the farther you move away from it?
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Q: Will satellites/moons travelling on the same orbit as the Moon, have the same speed as the moon, even if the mass or size of the satellite/moon is different than the Moon's?
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Q: What is the mass of air?
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Q: What is the speed of sound in a vacuum ? Is it faster or slower than its speed in air?
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