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chapter 6.2, 7, 8 and 14 vocab
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02/18/2008

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Gravitational Field
Definition
object with mass is surrounded by this. Another object experiences a force due to the interaction between its mass and the gravitational force
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inertial mass
Definition
the mass related to inertia of an object
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gravitational mass
Definition
mass determines the amount of gravitational force between two objects
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uniform circular motion
Definition
movement of an object or particle trajectory at a constant speed around a circle with a fixed radius
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centrepital acceleration
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an object's acceleration wich always points towards the center and is in uniform circular motion
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centripetal force
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the net force toward the center of the circle of an object moving in a circle
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kepler's first law
Definition
the paths of the planets are ellipse with the sun at one focus
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Kepler's 2nd law
Definition
an imaginary line from the sun to a planet sweeps out in equal areas in equal tine intervals
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Kepler's 3rd law
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the square ratio of the periods of any two planets revolving about the sun is equal to the cube of the ratio of their average distances from the sun
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gravitational force
Definition
the force of attraction between two objects must be proportional to the objects weight
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law of universal gravitation
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objects attract other objects with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely to the square of distance between them
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angular displacement
Definition
change in angle as object rotates
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angular velocity
Definition
angular displacement divided by time taken to make displacement
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angular acceleration
Definition
change in angular velocity divided by the time taken to make the change
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torque
Definition
measure of how effectively a force causes rotation
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moment of inertia
Definition
resistance to rotation
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Newton's 2nd law for roatational motion
Definition
angular acceleration is directly proportional to net torque and inversely to moment of inertia
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center of mass
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the point on an object that moves in the same way that a point particle would move
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centrifugal "force"
Definition
not a real force. The apparent outward force
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coriolis "force"
Definition
not real. We observe a deflection in horizantal motion when we are rotating in a frame refrence
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periodic motion
Definition
motions that repeat in regular cycles
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simple harmonic motion
Definition
motion that resultsif force that restores objects equilibrium is directly proprtional to the displactement of the object
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period
Definition
time needed for object to repeat one comlpex cycle of motion
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amplitude
Definition
maximum distance that object moves from equilibrium
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Hooke's Law
Definition
force exerted by a spring is directly proportional to the amount that the spring is stretched
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pendulum
Definition
consists of a massive object ( bob ) suspended by a string
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resonance
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occurs when small forces are applied at regular intervals to a vibrating object. Aplitude increases
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