Chapter 7 Gravitation

SmartBoard Pre-Lecture Notes for Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Glencoe

CP2 Syllabus

Chapter 7 Homework

Chapter Outline:

 

7.1 Planetary Motion and Gravitation (pg.171)

• Planetary orbits
• Kepler's Laws (3 Laws)
• Solving orbital problems with Kepler's Law
• Mini Lab: The Orbit of Mercury
• Universal law of gravitation
• The Cavendish experiment

7.2 Using the Law of Universal Gravitation (pg.179)

• Satellite motion
• Orbital velocities
• Weightlessness
• Gravitational fields
• Ocean tides
• Einstein's theory of gravity
• Mini Lab: Einstein's Gravity