PHYS 1403 CTC Orbits and Gravity Research Paper

Using the Chapter learning objectives for Chapter 3, discuss three learning objectives for Chapter 3.

Chapter 3: Orbits and Gravity

1 Describe how Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler contributed to our understanding of how planets move around the Sun.

2 Explain Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion.

3 Describe Newton’s three laws of motion.

4 Explain how Newton’s three laws of motion relate to momentum.

5 Define mass, volume, and density and how they differ.

6 Define angular momentum.

7 Explain what determines the strength of gravity.

8 Describe how Newton’s universal law of gravitation extends our understanding of Kepler’s laws.

9 Compare the orbital characteristics of the planets in the solar system.

10 Compare the orbital characteristics of asteroids and comets in the solar system.

11 Explain the following:

a how an object (such as a satellite) can be put into orbit around Earth.

b how an object (such as a planetary probe) can escape from orbit.

c how the gravitational interactions of many bodies can causes perturbations in their motions.

d how the planet Neptune was discovered.

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