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    Unit 3: Forces and Energy

    Lessons in this unit


    • Lesson 3.1: gravity, weight, and mass
    • Lesson 3.2: formation of the solar system
    • Lesson 3.3: movement in space
    • Lesson 3.4: tides
    • Lesson 3.5: energy
    • Lesson 3.6: changes in energy
    • Lesson 3.7: where does energy go?
    Lesson 3: movement in space

    In this topic, you will:

    • Learn about what keeps the planets in orbit around the sun
    • Understand why planets move at different speeds
    • Discover why objects moving in space do not slow down as they do on
    Earth
    The Sun

    • We already know that objects with


    more mass have more gravity

    • The sun is much bigger in mass


    than the Earth.

    • Gravity force of the sun is much


    more than the gravity force of the
    Earth.
    The Sun

    • Strength of gravity on Earth= 10 N/kg

    • Strength of gravity on Sun = 270 N/Kg

    The gravity of the sun is 27 times


    stronger than the gravity of Earth
    Orbits of planets

    • The orbits of planets are circular.

    • The force of gravity of the sun on the planet always


    acts towards the sun.

    • If the force of gravity of the sun did not act on the


    planets; the planets would travel in a straight line.

    • The suns gravity force holds all planets in their orbits.


    The diagram shows how the force of
    gravity acts on a planet to keep it in orbit.
    • The closer the planet is to the sun, the stronger the
    pull towards the sun therefore, the higher the
    Air resistance
    • On earth, all objects that move have forces acting on
    them to slow them down.

    • One of these forces that slow objects on Earth is known


    as air resistance.

    • Air resistance is a force that acts in the opposite


    direction to movement.

    • It is caused by the movement of air particles in the air.


    Air resistance can slow down objects
    • The airplane has landed and using extra air resistance to help it slow
    down.
    Speed in space
    • In space, there is no air. There are very few particles in space
    • A space where there are no particles is a vacuum

    • Since there is no air  there is no air resistance  anything


    would move fast in space, unlike in Earth
    Speed in space
    • This spacecraft, called the Jubo probe, would have lots of air
    resistance if it was on Earth, however in space there is no air
    resistance therefore it can reach a very high speed.
    Interactive activity
    • https://wordwall.net/play/24946/454/859
    Keywords

    • Air resistance

    • Speed

    • Vacuum
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