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Mini-Quiz: Artificial Gravity

by Ron Kurtus (8 October 2009)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

1. Where could you feel artificial gravity on Earth?

It only exists in spaceships

When an elevator goes up rapidly

All gravity on Earth is artificial

2. What is a disadvantage of artificial gravity on a rotating space station?

Things fly out of your hand toward the center

You can get dizzy when at the top of the rotation

The floor is curved

3. As the radius of the cylinder increases, what happen to the rotation speed?

The larger the radius, the slower the necessary rotation

The larger the radius, the faster the station must rotate

There is no relationship between the two

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Physics. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.


Be authentic and not artificial


Resources and references

Author's Credentials

The following resources provide information on this subject:

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Artificial gravity - Wikipedia

Simulating Gravity in Space - From Batesville, Indiana HS Physics class

Artificial Gravity and the Architecture of Orbital Habitats - Theodore W. Hall - Space Future; detailed technical paper

Artificial Gravity - Technical resources from Theodore W. Hall -

The Physics of Artificial Gravity - Popular Science magazine

Simulated Gravity with Centripetal Force - Oswego City School District Exam Prep Center, New York

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