Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Science > Is the center of gravity always in the center of the object?

Is the center of gravity always in the center of the object?

In: Science, Physics, The Moon [Edit categories]

Answer:

No , the center of gravity is in a spot where balance is achieved, if an object is dimensionally heavier on one side, then the center of gravity would not be in the measurable center.

First answer by Seer2012. Last edit by Seer2012. Contributor trust: 25 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 3 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Science questions?

	What do you mean by resistivity of a conductor?	Answer it!
	What is the specific heat capacity of fermenting beer?	Answer it!
	How does wind and water cause weathering?	Answer it!
	What makes some things elastic?	Answer it!
	Do astronauts eat bagged peanuts in space?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

Do the center of the gravity always coincide with the geometrical center of the object?
Only if the object is homogeneous, i.e. the mass is uniformly distributed. If the object is lumpy, or has thick spots and thin spots, then the center of gravity isn't related to the geometric shape....
Is the center of gravity of an object is always located in the object?
No. In a doughnut for example, the center of gravity is in the center of the doughnut, which is not in the object.
What is the center-of gravity for a spherical object?
the centre of the sphere.
Where is the center of gravity located on an object?
That depends on the shape of the object, and on how its mass is distributed throughout its shape.
What is always at the center of gravity?
The center of gravity is the point at which your gravity attracts others, and others are attracted to you. This makes it your point of balance since balance is relative to the center of gravity of...