Physics Stage 6 – Yr 12 Notes 9.2 Space: Context 1 – The Earth has a gravitational field that exerts a force on objects both on it and around it. Define weight as the force on an object due to a gravitational field Mass (m): • The amount of matter in a body • Constant anywhere in the universe • Scalar quantity • Measured in Kilograms (Kg) Weight (W): • The force acting on an object due to a gravitational field • Attractive force • Vector quantity
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‘mega’ floods affected 18 million people‚ including 9 million children. Heavy monsoonal rains once more struck the southern provinces of Sindh and Balochistan in September 2011‚ affecting approximately 5 million people. Child friendly or protective spaces have been used by Child protection agencies and sub cluster members in both emergency responses as a quick response to children’s rights to protection‚ psychosocial wellbeing and non-formal learning. The massive scale of the disasters‚ combined with
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Growing up‚ I there was never one program that I could find a safe space in. There were always multiple programs I attended for people of color‚ women‚ LGBTQ+‚ but I never found a space that encompasses all of the aspects of my being. Because many of the groups I participated in was geared toward a specific group‚ they often lacked diversity and inclusion was often low in their initiative for those outside who experienced things outside the scope of the group. I often felt like I lacked support in
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Just A Man With A Space Opera A couple hundred million people are born every year‚ each of those people have the option to do something amazing with their lives. Statistically‚ only about eight-thousand of those people make their mark on this world. One of those eight thousand people is the writer‚ director and executive producer of the Star Wars series‚ and creator of Lucasfilm and ILM. George Lucas is a man who changed the way movies were filmed and who started a trend that would continue to
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The Space Merchant is a science fiction novel written by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth. The book displays the future of the city and society in a dystopia prospect. Dystopia is the future that we fear and want to avoid. It views the world as the place full of danger where oppression and human misery happen. (Cite) The Space Merchant addresses many possible problems that can happen in the future such as inadequate resources‚ privatization‚ and segregation. In the book‚ the advertising agencies
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Black Men and Public Space Tyrone a young black man‚ born and raised in the South Bronx‚ wanted nothing but the best to succeed for his future. A straight A student in college. Never once in trouble with the law‚ was wrongfully accused of murder. Tyrone was minding his business walking to his local bodega‚ when this innocent lady was robbed and stabbed to death right in front of him. The black man who committed the crime fled the scene. Tyrone was there when this all happened. The
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India’s Steps into Space Exploration The more you resist the more it persist is the story of Indian space program. When US reluctantly refused to transfer the space technology and also coaxed our friendly nations not to transfer it into Indian hands‚ Indian elite band of scientists took charge and determinedly persuaded the path breaking success. During the nascent stage of Indian space program no one would have thought that the child would transform into a monster‚ breaking all the time and economy
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Synthesis Essay #1: Final Draft Space exploration is a vitally important task that helps countries around the globe discover new things about the universe they are a part of and expand the knowledge of students in subjects such as science or Astronomy alike. There are several factors that are to be considered when contemplating the importance of space exploration. One of the debatable questions that comes to mind is how much money can be collected for the cause? Another is addressing the dangers
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Kant’s View on Space and Time In his Critique of Pure Reason‚ Immanuel Kant wrote about the science of the transcendental aesthetic in which he argues that space and time exist as a priori intuitions in the human mind. Space and time‚ for Kant‚ are the pure forms of intuition that order our empirical intuitions or sensations and allow us to have them. Thus‚ the essence of his view in this regard is that space and time are subjective human conventions that our mind brings to the realm of experience
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ESSAY 2 SPACE EXPLORATION IS A WASTE OF MONEY Since man landed on the moon‚ an appreciable amount of money has been spent on space research and exploration. At the beginning‚ it would seem that this investigation will give to human beings a great benefit‚ but is space research a good cause to spend our money? It can be argued that space industry is a completely waste of money. Firstly‚ it is undoubtedly that a lot of cash is invested in space research. Moreover‚ according to CNN resources‚ in
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