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Barycenter

Barycenter. Eric Angat Teacher. Barycenter. The barycenter is the point between two objects where they balance each other. It is the center of mass where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other. The barycenter is always near the more massive object.

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Barycenter

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  1. Barycenter Eric Angat Teacher

  2. Barycenter The barycenter is the point between two objects where they balance each other. It is the center of mass where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other. The barycenter is always near the more massive object. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass

  3. 1. Where is the Earth-Moon BARYCENTER? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBANgbRkws

  4. 2. Where is the BARYCENTER of the solar system? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iSR3Yw6FXo

  5. 3. The Sun and all the planets in the solar system orbits around their _____________. northern star barycenter precession gravity barycenter

  6. 4. The barycenter of the Earth and moon is approximately found ___________ below the surface of Earth. 1,710 mi. 1,710 km. 1,710 km.

  7. 5. Does the Sun stay stationary in its place as Earth revolves? Explain. Earth orbits around the barycenter. Barycenter The Sun also orbits around the barycenter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-Moon_barycenter

  8. 6. Describe the location of the barycenter between two bodies of similar mass. Barycenter is the center. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-Moon_barycenter

  9. 7. Describe the location of the barycenter between two bodies with slight difference in mass . Barycenteris nearer to the bigger object. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-Moon_barycenter

  10. 8. Describe the location of the barycenter between two bodies with similar mass orbiting a common barycenter, external to both bodies, with elliptic orbits (a common situation for binary stars) Barycenter is found in the center of the overlapping orbits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-Moon_barycenter

  11. 9. The barycenter of the Earth and moon is located____________. northern star near earth near the moon Inside the Earth inside Earth

  12. 10. The barycenter is nearer the more ________ object. faster massive Smaller gravity massive

  13. Movies • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iSR3Yw6FXo Solar System Barycenter • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBANgbRkws Earth-Moon Barycneter

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