MAN IN SPACE : LSUS

Basic Science JSS3 Third Term

WEEK 2

MAN IN SPACE

CONTENT

TOPIC:      MAN IN SPACE

FEELING OF MAN IN SPACE

When a man stands on the floor, his weight acts down on the floor and the floor acts back on the man with a reaction equal in magnitude to his weight. The man feels the reaction from the floor and this makes him aware of how heavy he is. He could actually read his weight by standing on a bathroom-weighing machine. The machine records the value of he reaction on him. If the man carries the machine into a lift and stand on it, the machine gives the same as before for his weight.

The earth is surrounded by a layer of air called atmosphere. This atmosphere is divided into about four regions namely troposphere, stratosphere, ionosphere, and exosphere. The place beyond the atmosphere.... View More

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