Tag Archives: Gravity

Veritasium – Why Gravity is NOT a Force

Posted on October 16, 2020 by VCE Physics

The General Theory of Relativity tells us gravity is not a force, gravitational fields don’t exist. Objects tend to move on straight paths through curved spacetime.

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Veritasium – Why Are Astronauts Weightless?

Posted on April 22, 2020 by VCE Physics
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How Do Satellites Get & Stay in Orbit?

Posted on April 22, 2020 by justin

SciShow Space takes you into Low Earth Orbit to explain how artificial satellites get up there and stay there — at least for a while.

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Gravitational energy vs height

Posted on April 20, 2020 by justin

Open the embedded graph to change the value of h and calculate the gravitational potential energy / kg at different heights. Can you estimate the kinetic energy needed to escape the Earth’s gravitational field?

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Gravitational field strength graph

Posted on April 18, 2020 by justin

Investigate the value of g (m/s2) varying with distance (km) from the surface of the Earth.

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PhET – Gravity force lab

Posted on April 16, 2020 by VCE Physics

Visualize the gravitational force that two objects exert on each other. Adjust properties of the objects to see how changing the properties affects the gravitational attraction. (Choose the fullscreen option down the bottom right hand corner.) https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gravity-force-lab

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PhET – Gravity And Orbits

Posted on April 16, 2020 by VCE Physics

Move the sun, earth, moon and space station to see how it affects their gravitational forces and orbital paths. Visualize the sizes and distances between different heavenly bodies, and turn off gravity to see what would happen without it! (Choose … Continue reading →

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What Is Gravity?

Posted on April 12, 2020 by justin

People have a lot of different ideas about what gravity is: a downward force that stops you from flying off into space, an attraction smaller objects experience towards larger objects, or a mutual attraction between all masses. It is the … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Gravity

Posted on April 12, 2020 by justin
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Minute Physics – What is Gravity?

Posted on April 5, 2020 by justin
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