Nov. 21 & 22 - Planetary Motion & Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

Post date: Nov 20, 2013 1:23:24 AM

Keyword

• Centripetal Force

Assignment: Gravity and Orbits

• phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gravity-and-orbits

• phet.colorado.edu/sims/my-solar-system/my-solar-system_en.html

Objectives

• Draw motion of planets, Moons and satellites.

• Draw diagrams to show how gravity is the force that controls the motion of our solar system.

• Identify the variables that affect the strength of the gravity.

• Predict how motion would change if gravity was stronger or weaker.

Due

• Space Science U2 L2 - Gravity and the Solar System 11/22

• Gravity and Orbits 11/22