Across
- 5. the optimum angle of a projectile to reach the maximum range. (2 words)
- 7. Kepler's third law, the period squared divided by the semi-major axis ____ is a constant.
- 9. the rate of change of velocity
- 11. the interval of time required for a cyclic motion
- 14. the lowest velocity which a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object.
- 16. Kepler's _____law is known as the law of ellipses
- 17. the change in an object's position.
- 18. Kepler's second law is the equal areas in equal _____
Down
- 1. the region of space surrounding a body in which another body experiences a force of attraction (2 words)
- 2. the energy of motion.
- 3. a sloping ramp up which heavy loads can be raised. (2 words)
- 4. the type of orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis,
- 6. the unit of force
- 8. the unit of energy
- 10. the speed of something in a given direction.
- 12. the acceleration due to gravity _____ as you move further away from the Earth.
- 13. ______force is a contact force applied by a surface on an object.
- 15. acceleration is defined as the property of the motion of an object traversing a circular path