Chapter 3: Gravitation
Solve problems involving Newton Universal Law of Gravitation for: two static objects on the Earth, objects on the Earth surface, Earth and satelites, Earth and Sun
Justify the importance of knowing the values of gravitational acceleration of the planets in the Solar System
Determine the mass of the Earth and the Sun using Newton universal law of gravitation and centripetal force
Relate gravitational acceleration, g on the surface of the Earth with the universal gravitational constant, G
Solve problems involving the escape velocity,v for a rocket from the Earth surface, the Moon surface, Mars surface and the Sun surface
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