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