Interactive for transit method

Practical Activity for 11-14 IOP RESOURCES

The light grapher interactive below is for use with the transit method activity to model how astronomers detect exoplanets.

Light grapher

for 30 seconds

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Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Many students think that a compact object (such as a ball or a stone) falls at a constant speed which depends on how heavy it is

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RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Many students think the downward motion of a projectile will be affected by its horizontal motion

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RESEARCH REVIEW Earth and Space

Some students think that planetary orbits are circular or very elliptical

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