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Technically, yes. But certainly not enough that you would notice it.
In my drawer full of file folders full of articles that describe gadgets which I will
build some day, there is one for an electronic thing that monitors minute changes
in the force and direction of local gravity. But I mean really truly minute changes ...
if you build it with enough care, so it says, you can see the daily variations that
are due to the over passing of the sun and moon. Now that's minute!
The ratio of (your weight towards the Earth) and (your weight towards the sun)
should be
earth's mass/sun's mass times [distance to sun's center/distance to Earth's center]2 .
When I plug some numbers into that, I get about 1,623 . So if, for your mass, your
weight on Earth should be 200 pounds, then the influence of the sun would make
you appear to be something like 2 ounces lighter than that at noon, and 2 ounces
heavier at midnight. (This completely ignores any influence of the moon, which
probably ought to figure into it too.)
I used:
Earth radius . . . 4,000 miles
Sun distance . . . 93 million miles
Earth mass . . . . 5.9742 x 1024 kg
Solar mass . . . . 1.989 x 1030 kg
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How Does Gravity Affect the Suns movement?
Actually the gravity cannot affect the suns movement. But without gravity, every planet would stop orbiting and sail off out of here in a straight line.
Does gravity affect your weight on different planets?
yes it does
How does the Suns gravity compared to earths gravity?
The sun gravity is stronger
Why doesn't mercury get sucked in the suns gravity?
That is impossible because the perimeter of the sun is where the gravity is. And the atmosphere is not where the gravity is.
How does the suns gravity compares to earths gravity?
The sun gravity is stronger
Would Earth's gravity ever affect Pluto?
No, Earth's gravity would not affect Pluto. However, the suns gravity does.
How Does Gravity Affect the Suns movement?
Actually the gravity cannot affect the suns movement. But without gravity, every planet would stop orbiting and sail off out of here in a straight line.
How does gravity affect the object's mass and weight?
Gravity affects weight, it does not affect mass.
Why does earth spin around the sun?
Because of the suns mass or weight. The more weight something has the more gravity it has. We rotate around the sun because the suns gravity pulls us towards it. No, we won't ever crash into the sun.
Does gravity affect weight?
Yes it affects weight, but not mass.
Do gravity affect the weight of an object?
Yes. Mass is constant for a given object. Weight is a function of mass and gravity, stronger gravity more weight.
What kinds of motion does gravity affect?
weight
How does the sun's gravity affect the earth?
The suns gravity can only be part of the answer as to its affect upon the earth. If there were only the suns gravity then we would be pulled into it. Thankfully we have all of the other heavenly bodies which work together to keep us where we are in our own particular place in space.
How does weight affect gravity?
Weight is the force generated by mass when it is in a gravitational field. When a body is outside of a gravitational field, it is weightless but it still has mass.So gravity doesn't exactly affect weight; gravity causes mass to have weight.
Does gravity affect your weight on different planets?
yes it does
What is the affect of weight on distance paper rockets travel?
it is the gravity affects the weight
How does gravity affect weight mass microgravity and free fall?
Gravity does not effect mass, weight is what you get when you resist the effects of gravity. (Note that in "free fall" and/or "micro gravity" you are not resisting.)
