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| planet deviation from normal orbits, due to gravitational effect of a nearby mass |
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| G, Universal gravitational constant |
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| Above Earth’s atmosphere there is/is not Earth gravity |
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| is, every mass in the universe attracts every other one regardless of whether an atmosphere is present or not |
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| The moon and the planets are/are not beyond the pull of Earth’s gravity |
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| are not, All objects in the universe attract one another |
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| Equation for: Inverse-square law |
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| 1/d2; where d is the distance from the source |
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| Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation |
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| Name the component of velocity that is parallel to Earth’s surface |
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