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Velocity

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Speed and Direction

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Acceleration

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Any change in velocity

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How do we describe motion?

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Speed: Rate at which object moves

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Speed

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distance/time

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Gravity (meters/ seconds squared)

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9.8 m/s^2

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Momentum

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mass x velocity

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All falling objects (disregarding weight)

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fall at the same rate

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Higher velocity means…

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higher momentum

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Net force changes…

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momentum (meaning an acceleration)

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Angular Momentum

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the rotational momentum of a spinning (orbiting) object

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Gravitational force

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Relativity

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Mass

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amount of matter in an object

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Weight

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force that acts upon an object

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When are you weightless?

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in a free-fall.

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On the moon, what is less? which stays the same?

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your weight is less

your mass is the same

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why are astronauts weightless in space?

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there is gravity in space,

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weightlessness is is due to..

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constant state of free fall.

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Newtons first law of motion?

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  • an object in motion will remain in motion, unless a net forces acts on it
  • Law of inertia (Voyager Spacecraft)
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Newtons second law of motion?

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F = mass x accerelation

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Newtons third law of motion?

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for every action there is a equal and opposite force

action and reaction

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is the force that earth exerts on you larger, smaller, or the same as the force you exert on it?

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Earth and you exert equal and opposite forces on each other

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angular momentum =

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mass x velocity x radius

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angular momentum

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keeps the planet orbiting the sun

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angular momentum of an object

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  • unless an external twisting force is acting on it

- earths rotation and orbit will continue indefinitely

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Angular momentum conservation
why objects rotate faster when they shrink in radius | -ex. collapse of stars
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kinetic
motion
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radioactive
light
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energy can change
but cannot be destroyed
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thermal energy
collective kinetic energy of many particles
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temperature
average kinetic energy of the many particles in a subject
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0 degree kelvin
no motion
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Gravitational potential energy depends on..
- objects mass - strength of gravity - the distance an object could potentially fall
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at the highest point
more gravitational potential energy and less kinetic energy
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Mass energy
mass itself is a form of energy
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E =
- 90 million | - mc^2
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Conservation of energy
- energy can neither be created nor destroyed - it can change from or be exchanged between objects -total energy content was determined in big bang
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what determines the strength of gravity?
Universal law of gravitational
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1st universal law of gravitation
every mass attracts other other mass
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2nd universal law of gravitation
attraction is directly proportional to the product of their masses
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3rd universal law of gravitation
attraction is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers
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Fg =
G (m1m2)/D^2
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How does Newtons law of gravity extend Keplers law?
- Kepler's first law applies to all objects, not just planets - ellipses are not only orbital paths
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Newton generalized kepler's 3rd law
then you calculate mass of the larger object - we could calculate mass of something if we know something that orbits it. - like we could measure Jupiter's mass from orbital period and distance of one of its moons.
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Slower...
less kinetic energy
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Escape Velocity
11. 2 km | - could travel into the solar system
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escape and orbital velocities
do not depend on mass
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How does gravity use tides?
difference in the moon's gravitational pull stretches earth. | -moons pull harder on near side of earth than on far side
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Hubble space telescope speed?
8km per second (international space station)
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spring tides
- strong tides (full and new moon) | - maximum every 6 hours
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neep tides
-tides not so extreme (3rd quarter & 1st quarter moon)
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moon effects are how many more times stronger than the sun?
2
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Tidal Friction
gradually slows Earth's rotation (makes moon further from earth)
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Size of tides depend on
phase of the moon

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