Physics Classroom: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

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This resource features well-organized text explanations alongside algebraic equations and animations to help users form a better understanding of gravitational interactions. Multiple short problems and tables are employed to illustrate the universal nature of gravitational attraction. This item is part of Physics Classroom, a larger collection of tutorials for beginning high school physics students.

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/U6L3c.cfm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Gravity - Newton's Second Law	- High School - Middle School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Problem/Problem Set = Tutorial

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- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Learner
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Formats:: text/html
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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1996 The Physics Classroom
Keywords:: Law of Universal Gravitation, Newton's Second Law, Universal gravitation, gravity
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created January 22, 2007 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: January 19, 2012 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 12, 2004

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NSES Content Standards

Con.B: Physical Science

9-12: Motions & Forces

This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Dynamics: Forces and Motion
Unit Title: The Universal Law of Gravitation

This resource features well-organized text explanations alongside equations in a concept-building format for understanding gravitational interactions. Short problems and tables provide a concrete approach to helping learners grasp the universal nature of gravitational attraction so that formulas make sense.

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