Gravity |
How are planetary bodies are affected by gravitational fields?
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Resources
Conceptual Physics, Chapter 10-12 Physics: Principles and Problems, Chapter 8 (Honors) Vocabulary
Tangential velocity (10.2) Law of universal gravitation (10.4) Universal constant of gravitation (10.4) Perturbation (10.6) Force field (11.2) Gravitational field (11.2) Apparent weightlessness (11.3) Lunar eclipse (11.4) Solar eclipse (11.4) Neap time (11.4) Spring tide (11.4 Period (12.2) Ellipse (12.3) Focus (12.3) Apogee (12.4) Perigee (12.4) Escape speed (12.5) |
Assignments/Labs/Activities
PhET Gravity Force Gravitational Interactions worksheet CH 10 Questions CH 11 Questions Tides worksheet Lab: Apparent Weightlessness Force & Weight worksheet PhET Gravity and Orbits CH 12 Questions Lab: Getting Eccentric Satellite Motion worksheet Formulae
F ~ (m1m2)/d2 F = G(m1m2)/d2 g = GmM/R2 where: G = 6.67*10-11 N*m2/kg2 M = 5.98*1024 kg R = 6.37*106 m |
CH 10: The Law of Universal Gravitation
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CH 11: Gravitational Interactions
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CH 12: Satellite Motion
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