Astronomy

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

 

Vocabulary: Chapter 3.3 and 3.4a (pages 53 -55)

You should be familiar with the following terms and concepts


gravitational constant

 

center of gravity

 

Universal Law of Gravity

 

center of mass

 

barycenter

 

fulcrum

 

gravitational acceleration of the earth

 

explain the orbital motion of the moon around the earth

 


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