Orbits
Earth and Space | Forces and Motion

Motion in circles and satellites

Physics Narrative for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

Orbiting is a circular motion

You need to understand something of circular motion to understand the movement of satellites, whether natural or artificial.

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Orbits and satellites - Physics narrative

A Physics Narrative presents a storyline, showing a coherent path through a topic...

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​​​​​​​Is it possible to jump into orbit?

A paper has considered whether it is possible to jump into orbit on a body of small mass, such as Mars’s moon Deimos. The...

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Orbits
Earth and Space PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Elliptical Orbits

Orbits are usually elliptical, this demonstrates an easy way to draw elliptical orbits that could represent orbits of planets...

Practical Activity 11-14

Orbits
Earth and Space PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Model of planetary path

Demonstration: a demonstration of epicyclic motion.

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Earth and Space | Forces and Motion Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Some pupils think that gravity requires the presence of air (so there is no gravity on the Moon, or in space).

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