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If something shrinks in size but not in mass what happens to its angular momentum?
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∙ 11y ago
Angular momentum is maintained in such a case - and in fact in all cases, unless angular momentum is transferred to, or from, another body. This means it must rotate faster.
Angular momentum is maintained in such a case - and in fact in all cases, unless angular momentum is transferred to, or from, another body. This means it must rotate faster.
Angular momentum is maintained in such a case - and in fact in all cases, unless angular momentum is transferred to, or from, another body. This means it must rotate faster.
Angular momentum is maintained in such a case - and in fact in all cases, unless angular momentum is transferred to, or from, another body. This means it must rotate faster.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoAngular momentum is maintained in such a case - and in fact in all cases, unless angular momentum is transferred to, or from, another body. This means it must rotate faster.
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What happens to the angular speed of a star as it shrinks?
It must spin faster in order to conserve angular momentum ... the same reason that a skater spins faster when he pulls his arms in close to his body.
What happens when you put a balloon in cold water?
The balloon shrinks because the molecules are moving slower
What expands in heat and shrinks in cold?
asphalt
What shrinks in heat and expands in cold?
My heating bill.
Why does pressure make a balloon deflate when you put it in the freezer?
Everything shrinks when it gets colder (or until it starts to change state in some cases) and gas shrinks too.
What happens to the angular speed of a star as it shrinks?
It must spin faster in order to conserve angular momentum ... the same reason that a skater spins faster when he pulls his arms in close to his body.
Why do neutron stars tend to have high angular velocities?
That's because of conservation of angular momentum - and the fact that neutron stars are very small. If a star the size of our Sun rotates (for example) once a month, once it shrinks to a diameter of 20-30 km., it will have to rotate several times per second in order to conserve angular momentum.
When water moves out of a cell what happens?
it shrinks
What happens to a cell when your body is dehydrated?
it shrinks in size
What happens when you put a plastic spoon in the microwave?
It shrinks
What happens to the molecules of a liquid when it is cool?
When ice cools it shrinks
What happens to the shadow when you move it towards the light source?
It shrinks
What happens to a shadow when you move towards it the light source?
It shrinks
What happens to wool before it can be used?
nothing it only shrinks when dried
Large gas cloud can collapse to become a much smaller spinning disk of gas and What law explains why the center of the cloud becomes so much hotter as the cloud shrinks in size?
the law of conservation of angular momentum Edit: I think it's more likely to be " The Law of Conservation of Energy". Gravitational energy gets changed into heat energy.
What happens when you leave a piece of bread in the cold and dark?
it shrinks but preserve itself
What happens to the moon after it is full?
after the moon is full is shrinks back to a waning quarter
