Chapt 9 Gravity Flashcards
1
Q
Gravity of a planet
A
g : G(M/r^2)
2
Q
Orbital speed or velocity
A
(V of orbit)^2 : GM/r
3
Q
Kepler’s First Law
A
Planets orbit the Sun along an elliptical path where the Sun is at one of the two foci of the ellipse
4
Q
Kepler’s Second Law
A
Area 1 = Area 2
5
Q
Kepler’s Third Law
A
(Orbital period)^2 proportional to (orbital radius)^3
6
Q
Newton’s law of universal gravitation
A
Fg : G(m1m2)/r^2