Physics Definitions

2. A projectile or small celestial body that orbits a larger celestial body
6. The curved path followed by a projectile under the influence of only gravity.
7. The linear speed tangent to a curved path, such as in circular motion.
8. A concentration of mass of intense gravity that results from gravitational collapse.
10. The number of rotations/revolutions per unit of time.
13. An alternating rising and falling of the sea, due to the attraction of moon and sun.
15. Being without a support force, as in free fall.

1. The property of an object to resist any changes in its state of rotation.
3. The average position of the mass of an object.
4. The oval shaped path followed by a satellite.
5. The state of an object in which it is not acted upon by a net force or a net torque.
9. An object launched into the air with both horizontal and vertical velocity components
11. The product of force and lever-arm distance, which tends to produce or change rotation.
12. The speed that a projectile must reach to pull away from a gravitational influence.
14. The force that an object exerts on a supporting surface due to gravity.
16. The path that a projectile takes.