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What does gravitational field strength depend on? |
-mass of the body creating the field -distance |
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The larger the mass of the body... |
The stronger the g.f.s |
-1 point |
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The closer you get to a star or planet... |
-the stronger the g.f.s
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- 1 point |
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The stronger the force... |
The larger the instantaneous velocity needed to balance it |
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The closer to a star or planet you get... |
The faster you need to go to remain in orbit. |
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Name the planets in order of distance away from the sun |
MVEMJSUN |
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Describe the geocentric model. |
-sun, moon, planets and stars orbited the Earth -orbited in perfect circles -bc there were no telescopes -accepted from ancient Greeks until 1500s |
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Describe the heliocentric model. |
-the earth and all the planets orbited the sun -orbited in perfect circles |
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