Kepler's Laws and the Motion of Satellites Flashcards


Radian

the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to
the radius.

Torque

Something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the
moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.

Period

A round of time or series of years by which time is measured.

Rotational Motion

is a circular movement of an object around a center of rotation.

Centripetal Force

a force that keeps planets in orbit.

Centripetal Acceleration

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Hertz

the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.

Frequency

the rate at which something occurs is repeated over a particular
period of time or in a given sample.

Circular Motion

is a movement of an object along the circumference of a circle or
rotation along a circular path.