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The Physics Classroom: Energy Relationships for Satellites

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The orbits of satellites are described and an energy analysis is performed. Kinetic, potential and total mechanical energy are explained and applied to the motion of satellites.

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Concepts
centripetal force, conservation, energy, energy conservation, gravity, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, orbiting, potential energy, satellites, tangential velocity, work
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Additional Tags
bar chart, centripetal, conservation of energy, elliptical, elliptical orbit, mechanical, orbit, potential, satellite orbit, tangential, total mechanical energy, work-energy bar chart, work-energy theorem, the physics classroom, ellipse, kinetic, satellite, satellites in orbit
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional