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    Grav Phet

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    This document provides instructions for a simulation lab on the solar system using the PhET interactive simulation. The simulation allows users to adjust properties of the sun and planets, like their masses and initial positions and velocities, and observe how this affects orbital shapes and periods. Students are asked to complete tables recording their observations and describing orbital shapes. Questions also assess conceptual understanding of gravitational forces, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, and how physical properties relate to orbital characteristics.

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    This document provides instructions for a simulation lab on the solar system using the PhET interactive simulation. The simulation allows users to adjust properties of the sun and planets, like their masses and initial positions and velocities, and observe how this affects orbital shapes and periods. Students are asked to complete tables recording their observations and describing orbital shapes. Questions also assess conceptual understanding of gravitational forces, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, and how physical properties relate to orbital characteristics.

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    This document provides instructions for a simulation lab on the solar system using the PhET interactive simulation. The simulation allows users to adjust properties of the sun and planets, like their masses and initial positions and velocities, and observe how this affects orbital shapes and periods. Students are asked to complete tables recording their observations and describing orbital shapes. Questions also assess conceptual understanding of gravitational forces, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, and how physical properties relate to orbital characteristics.

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    This document provides instructions for a simulation lab on the solar system using the PhET interactive simulation. The simulation allows users to adjust properties of the sun and planets, like their masses and initial positions and velocities, and observe how this affects orbital shapes and periods. Students are asked to complete tables recording their observations and describing orbital shapes. Questions also assess conceptual understanding of gravitational forces, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, and how physical properties relate to orbital characteristics.

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    The simulation lab explores how mass, velocity and distance affect the orbits of planets around a central body like the Sun. Users can adjust variables and observe their effects on orbit shape. Key relationships involve how mass impacts orbit and how velocity and distance determine circular versus elliptical orbits.

    The simulation models a central star (Sun) with planets that can be adjusted for mass and initial velocity and distance. Users explore how these variables impact orbit shape from circular to elliptical. Data is recorded in tables to document the effects of changes.

    Increasing planet mass pulls the orbit inward but does not change its shape. Higher velocity orbits are more circular while lower velocities result in elliptical orbits that are faster on the inside and slower on the outside. Doubling distance for the same velocity yields a circular orbit again. Velocity must increase with the square root of distance for a circular orbit.

    Physics Name _______________________

    Phet Solar System Simulation Lab Date ________ per _____ grp ____
    Simulation open phet.colorado.edu , play with sims , Physics, Motion , My solar System , Run Now

    1. Start What shape is the orbit of the planet ? ________________________________________________

    Why does the “sun” wobble ? _____________________________________________________________

    What is this principle called in Physics (Chap 6) ______________________________________________

    2. Stop Reset Complete the table at the right


    mass Position Velocity
    X Y X Y
    The SUN is body ___ , the Planet is body ___
    Body 1 - SUN 200
    Which variable is the planet’s initial radius? ___________
    Body 2 - Planet 10
    Which variable is the planet’s initial velocity?

    ___________

    3. Change the mass of the planet to 5


    mass Position Velocity Describe orbit SHAPE
    Start Explain what is different for body 2 - planet
    X Y X Y
    body 1 200 0 0 0 0

    body 2 2 142 0 0 120

    body 2 2 142 0 0 140

    body 2 2 142 0 0 150

    body 2 2 142 0 0 100

    body 2 2 142 0 0 80
    _____________________________

    4. Stop Reset Change planet mass to 2 Start Does the mass of the planet affects it’s own orbit? ________

    5. Stop Reset Still with planet mass 2 change velocity

    and describe each orbit shape in the table


    6. Exploring Universal Gravitation The program was developed in Elbonia which is not on the metric system but it does
    follow Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation - G comes out a little different.
    *a. Write the equation for universal gravitation for a planet
    mass mp orbiting a sun ms at dist r
    *b. Write the circular motion equation for the planet
    *c. Combine 1,2 and cancel to make an expression for G
    d. Use your values from Step 5 above for a PERFECT Circle
    to solve for G in this simulation.
    7a) Stop Reset Click Number of bodies 3 to add a planet
    body mass position velocity Describe orbit
    WE will put planet 2 at TWICE the radius of planet 1 X Y X Y speed for body 3 -
    1 200 0 0 0 0 planet 2 ??
    EDIT to match the first 3 lines in the table.
    Too fast /too slow
    This time describe the orbit of planet 2 (body 3) 2 2 142 0 0 120
    as TOO FAST or TOO SLOW for a perfect circle 3 2 284 0 0 74

    3 2 284 0 0 80
    427700942.doc 1 7/11/2019
    3 2 284 0 0 90

    3 2 284 0 0 Perfect circle


    7b) Find the exact velocity for a perfectly circular orbit
    use measuring tape !!
    7c) The outer planet is going at ( faster ) (slower) velocity
    = ( faster ) (slower) tangential speed
    7d) Find how many times the planet 1 orbits for just one orbit of planet 2 ________________
    Planet 2 has a __________ __________ year
    * 7e) Rearrange your equation 6c to solve for v
    v2 =
    v =
    7f) Solve this for radius r = 284

    Compare the calculated value with your data table


    ____________________________________
    7g) Calculate the ratio vel body3/ vel body2
    for circular obits = ___________ =
    When the radius is doubled the velocity for circular
    orbit is approx. ( 1/2) (same) ( 1/sqrt2)

    8. Find select preset and pull down to


    Sun Planet moon Start
    Draw the sun and one complete orbit of each
    9a) Find select preset and pull down to
    Sun Planet comet Start
    Draw the sun and one complete orbit of each
    9b) Observe the comet
    Where is it moving fastest? ______________________
    Slowest ____________________________________
    Where does the comet have greatest PE ?
    _________________________________________

    Planet Orbital Radius Year


    A.U. 10. Research Our Solar System
    Mercury to see how it follows the same pattern
    The unit A.U is convenient 1 A.U = earths orbital radius

    Earth 1.0 1.0 Complete the table INCLUDING THE BLANKS


    - EVERY ROW IS A PLANET !! list the sites you use
    -- ( try "stardate" or "nineplanets")
    Jupiter

    427700942.doc 2 7/11/2019
    Uranus

    Neptune
    427700942.doc 3 7/11/2019

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