Gravitational Fields Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
Gravitational Field
A
Force field generated by an object with mass which causes any other object with mass to experience attractive force
2
Q
Gravitational Potential
A
Work down in moving a unit mass from indignity to that point
3
Q
Kepler’s 1st Law
A
Each planet moves in ellipse around sun, with sun as it’s focus
4
Q
Kepler’s 2nd Law
A
A line joining the sun to planet will sweep equal areas in equal times
5
Q
Kepler’s 3rd Law
A
T^2 directly proportional to r^3
6
Q
Force field
A
Region in which a body experienced a non contact force
7
Q
Escape velocity equation
Orbital velocity
A
Square root(2GM/r)
Square root(GM/r)
