Title:
Orbital Velocity Interactive
Source:
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/interactives.html#
Tags:
- Educational
- Simulation
- Space
- Interactive
Date Added:
2/21/2022, 6:52:33 AM
Date Modified:
4/26/2023, 9:28:17 PM
Original Description:
This interactive is used in Chapter 5.
Do all bodies orbiting at Earth’s distance from the Sun move at the same speed? How would Earth’s orbital velocity differ if the Sun were more or less massive? Is Earth’s velocity greater or smaller than Mars? This Interactive will answer those questions, and make it clear that the orbital velocity of any world depends on only two things: its distance from its star, and the mass of that star.
ID:
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