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Gravity and Circular Motion

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Go around and around in your physics class with this presentation on circular motion. Diagrams bring the definition to life. Formulas for angular acceleration, centripetal force, gravitation, and potential in a radial field are given. This comprehensive set of slides concludes with an example problem.

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gravitational field, gravity, centripetal acceleration, centripetal force, circular motion

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centripetal force, circular motion, gravitation, centripetal acceleration, gravitational field, gravitational potential, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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