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To: SunkenCiv

If you find a planet like earth with life , but is 100 times larger ,would the life forms be 100 times larger also ?


9 posted on 12/17/2011 5:13:17 PM PST by molson209
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To: molson209

They’d likely be smaller due to stronger gravitational effects.


11 posted on 12/17/2011 5:17:18 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: molson209

probably smaller- the gravity would be too intense for 100 times larger


13 posted on 12/17/2011 5:20:31 PM PST by Mr. K (Physically unable to profreed <--- oops, see?)
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To: molson209

There is a very good chance that it would be large like the dinosaurs as the massive Earth might have a greater gravitational pull.

But their could just as easily be “normal” sized critters if their skeletons are made of stronger stuff than ours.


14 posted on 12/17/2011 5:20:48 PM PST by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: molson209
If you find a planet like earth with life , but is 100 times larger ,would the life forms be 100 times larger also ?

No, they'd just be 100 times smarter with 100 times bigger brains. Even the bird brains would be 100 times larger than our birds, which would make their birds smarter than us humans (or, maybe not).
16 posted on 12/17/2011 5:25:16 PM PST by adorno (<)
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To: molson209

The gravity on such a large planet could be similar to earths. Gravitational attraction is a function of mass and diameter; if the density of the planet is low, a huge planet could have surface gravity similar to our own.


18 posted on 12/17/2011 5:38:22 PM PST by muir_redwoods (No wonder this administration favors abortion; everything they have done is an abortion)
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To: molson209

The gravity on such a large planet could be similar to earths. Gravitational attraction is a function of mass and diameter; if the density of the planet is low, a huge planet could have surface gravity similar to our own.


19 posted on 12/17/2011 5:38:32 PM PST by muir_redwoods (No wonder this administration favors abortion; everything they have done is an abortion)
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