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Orbits and Gravity . Kepler’s Laws Newton’s Laws Gravity, Mass, and Weight. Empirical Law. A simple relationship or formula that is found through observations or experiment, and does not address the reason WHY it happens. Opposite: Theory. Galileo Galilei Italy 1564-1642.
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Orbits and Gravity • Kepler’s Laws • Newton’s Laws • Gravity, Mass, and Weight
Empirical Law • A simple relationship or formula that is found through observations or experiment, and does not address the reason WHY it happens. • Opposite: Theory
Tycho BraheGermany1546-1601 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tycho_Brahe.JPG
Johannes KeplerGermany1571-1630 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Johannes_Kepler_1610.jpg
Kepler’s Laws • Ellipses • Equal Areas • P2=a3
1. Planets orbit the Sun in ellipses, with the Sun at one focus
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Kepler’s Laws • Ellipses • Equal Areas • P2=a3
http://physics.uwyo.edu/~stark/outreach/Kepler/oldareaellipse.gifhttp://physics.uwyo.edu/~stark/outreach/Kepler/oldareaellipse.gif
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2. Planets’ orbits sweep out equal areas in equal times. When one planet is closer to the Sun, it moves faster than when it is farther from the Sun.
Kepler’s Laws • Ellipses • Equal Areas • P2=a3
3. P2=a3 • Period - in Earth years • Semi-major axis (average distance from the Sun) - in AU • Planets closer to the Sun orbit in a shorter time.
3. P2=a3 • Period - in Earth years • Semi-major axis (average distance from the Sun) - in AU • Planets closer to the Sun orbit in a shorter time.
Kepler’s Laws • Ellipses • Equal Areas • P2=a3
Sir Isaac NewtonEngland1643-1727 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:GodfreyKneller-IsaacNewton-1689.jpg
Newton’s Laws • Inertia • F=ma (Forces) • Action and reaction
1. Inertia • “An object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force.” • The Couch-Potato Law: Things keep doing the same thing.
2. F=ma (Forces) • “When a force (F) acts on a body, it produces an acceleration (a) equal to the force divided by the mass (m).” • It takes more force to change the motion of heavier objects.
3. Action and Reaction • “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” • Every time one object causes a force on another, the first object experiences the same force. • They will not experience the same acceleration because their masses are different.
Gravity Force that pulls all objects with mass towards all other objects with mass. F=GMm/r2 Newton’s Laws plus Gravity explain all of Kepler’s Laws.
Kepler’s Laws and Newton Ellipses Gravity (F=GMm/r2) makes objects move in this sort of shape. Equal Areas Conservation of Angular Momentum, which follows from Newton’s Laws. P2=a3 Gravity (F=GMm/r2) causes this too.