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Eng Science & Physics 1A (T1, 2025) - Gravity & Kepler's Laws
Eng Science & Physics 1A (T1, 2025) - Gravity & Kepler's Laws
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According to Kepler's First Law, what type of orbits do planets move in?
Elliptical
Oval
Hyperbolic
Circular
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Kepler's 3rd Law:
The square of a planet's _______ is inversely proportional to the cube of the _______ axis length.
Orbital period, semiminor
Orbital length, semiminor
Orbital period, semimajor
Orbital length, semimajor
4
False or True:
Objects in orbit are in a state of freefall
True
False
5
Kepler's 2nd Law: A line drawn between the Sun and a planet sweeps out ____ areas during ____ intervals of time?
Equal, Proportional
Equal, Equal
Proportional, Proportional
Proportional, Equal
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If a small massmorbits a much larger massM, what is the small mass called?
There is no specific term
A satellite
An orbital
An orbiter
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The two factors that affect the gravitational force between two celestial bodies are ____ and _____.
Gravity
Distance
Weight
Mass
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Gravity is a universal attractive force between which objects?
All objects in the world.
Only two objects under examination.
All objects in a gravitational field.
All objects in the universe.
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The
principle of equivalence
asserts which of the following?
m_{earth}=m_{space}
m_{orbit}
m_{inert}=m_{grav}
m_{grav}=m_{vacuum}
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True or False:
Gravitational force exerts no torque, so the satellite's angular momentum is conserved.
False
True
