You drill a hole all the way through the Earth, through the geometric center, and then drop your phone into it from sea level. (a) Describe what happens to the phone (i.e., gravitationally speaking, ignoring the effects of magma, water gushing into the bore hole, bouncing on the sides, and whatever other complications you might be imagining right now). Think about what the free-body diagram might be when the phone is at sea level and then at the center of the Earth.

You drill a hole all the way through the Earth, through the geometric center, and then drop your phone into it from sea level. (a) Describe what happens to the phone (i.e., gravitationally speaking, ignoring the effects of magma, water gushing into the bore hole, bouncing on the sides, and whatever other complications you might be imagining right now). Think about what the free-body diagram might be when the phone is at sea level and then at the center of the Earth.

College Physics

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ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter7: Rotational Motion And Gravitation

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Problem 2CQ: Suppose an alien civilization has a space station in circular orbit around its home planet. The...

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