Gravity, Orbits and Kepler's Laws
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| Title | Gravity, Orbits and Kepler's Laws |
| Description | The goals of this activity are to learn how the shape and period of the orbit of a planet orbiting a star depend on the mass of the star and the mass of the planet; to learn how the shape of the orbit depends on the speed and radius of the planet; to observe Kepler’s laws |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Kepler's laws, Newton's law of universal gravitation, Newton's second law, Newton's third law, gravity |
| Simulation(s) | Gravity and Orbits |
| Author(s) | Rhoda Berenson |
| School / Organization | New York University |
| Date submitted | 7/18/14 |
| Date updated | 10/27/14 |