Gravitation Notes
Gravitation Notes
Gravitation Notes
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pair of an objects in
the universe.
known as a universal
force.
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MIZ
Mi
IM 2
object
IL r
y object 2
Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation states that the grav. force between
2 objects is directly proportional to product of the masses of both objects and
inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
F gravforcebetween 2objects
Gravitational acceleration
g
Newton’s Universal Law of
Newton’s Second Law
of Motion Gravitation
Fema
my
Fg GMG
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of the Earth,
r = R + h
h1 so,
Eh
R = radius of earth
B
h = height from Earth
r = R
so,
g Gtf
I Mass of Earth 5 97 5 kg
g 2
Radius of Earth 6374106m
G 6.67 10 Nm kg 2
6.37 106my
981 N kg F ma
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k
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of Earth, r
274m15
3.70ms 24.79ms
g
869ms 11.15m
of body
of body
bones becomes
no significant
more fragile due
change in
to loss of Calcium
fragility
Centripetal Force Fa i
m = mass
E ME v = linear speed
r = radius of circle
From Formula
Fa
F ma mil
Ha HE
centripetal
v = linear speed
I
acceleration
a r = radius of circle
Earth
circumference
2Ir
Moon’s orbit
v = linear speed
r = radius of orbit
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M T = period of orbit
G = gravitational constant
fMit
any planet
OF any satellite of
or moon
T period of orbit
T period of orbit
of the planet
Centripetal Gravitational
Force Fc Force Fg
MI GYE
KE
T2
GMT
r GM
GM Var
GM t
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mis
minor axis
IF
r ox's
major axis
states that a line that is
connects a planet to
the sun sweeps out
major axisaxis
equal areas in equal time
minor
DIDI
focus
BYSunthe
Kepler’s Law of ellipse
a speed AB sun is located
Area R R2 at foci Fi Fs
Time A to B time C to D
1
I F radius
fun of orbit
i
I
1 re
Relationship between orbital period, T
and radius of planet, r
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Ti Kr
Ta kri FIJI
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Planets orbital period
used to study the Earth
for communication, observe
are man made universe
object orbiting
the Earth. speed 27400 km/h in low
earth orbit.
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Man Made Satellites
always orbiting in
satellite closer to Earth
a circular motion is moving at higher speed
with velocity, v and compared to farther
grav. force F away from Earth.
between satellites
and Earth
orbit ranging 240 km - 362000 km from Earth.
linearspeed
Linear
speed
of N
Y
satellite if v less than
required linear speed
r h value, the satellite
will fall into a lower
orbit and enters
if v more than required
linear speed value, the K earth atmosphere
satellite acts more against R
air resistance and will
generate heat that can
cause to burn up.
earth
orbit
Centripetal Gravitational
Fe Force Fg
Force
ME GM.my
v2
Gtf
GMG
COMPARISON BETWEEN
GEOSTATIONARY & NON-GEOSTATIONARY
SATELLITES
geostationary Non-geostationary
satellite satellite
Orbits around
the Earth
direction of motion
as compared to same need not be the same
direction of Earth
earth
Used for communication satellite imaging, GPS,
weather
forecast
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