Astronomy

Text: "Exploration of the Universe," by Abell, Morrison, and Wolff

 

Vocabulary: Chapter 3.1 and 3.2 (pages 45 -53)

You should be familiar with the following terms and concepts


Newton's Principia

 

measurements of time and length

 

speed

 

velocity

 

vectors (very important!)

 

acceleration

 

mass

 

force

 

1st Law of Motion

 

2nd Law of Motion

 

3rd Law of Motion

 

density

 

volume

 

centripetal force

 

mass vs. weight

 

gravitational constant

 

center of gravity

 

Universal Law of Gravity (also very important)

 


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