Gravity And Space Flashcards
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What are the 2 different satellites
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Natural and artificial
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Satellites
What is it
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Something at orbits another thing, like a planet or star
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Give examples of natural and artificial satellites
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Natural - moon orbiting earth
Earth orbiting sun
Artificial (man made) - find out weather
Science research
Observing earth
3
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How do satellites never fall down.
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The huge velocity speed and sideways motion, makes It orbit
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Types of orbits
Name them
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Polar
Geostationary
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Where and which direction does a polar and geo go.
Make hand motions too help answer
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Polar - over the poles
Geo- over the equator
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Gravity
What is it
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Attractive force that exists between objects with mass
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Q
What helps gravity be stronger
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Weight
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What weakens the gravitational attraction
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Further distance
