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My Solar System
Simulation Website
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https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/my-solar-system
Introduction: Every physics student has had a lot of experience with the force of gravity. Unfortunately, their experience is limited to the interaction between a very large object, the Earth, and much smaller objects that are very close to it. This represents a small range of the possibilities. Software simulations of gravitational force allow physics students to explore a variety of other gravitational interactions between objects. These activities are designed to be used with the My Solar System simulation that can be found on the Physics Education Technology (PhET) website at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Directions: Go to the My Solar System simulation on the PhET website. Select the Lab option. Carefully follow the instructions for each activity below. Answer the questions, record your results, and use the simulation to check your work before going on to the next activity. The simulation can be found at the URL below or search "phet my solar": https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/my-solar-system/latest/my-solar-system_en.html
Activity 1: Look over the start screen. The simulation controls and settings are on the right. Check the Path and Grid boxes. The simulation inputs are at the bottom left. Check the More Data box. Click Play (
) and write down at least 2 observations about this simulation below. Observation 1: The velocity and the postition are different for both
Observation 2: the mass of object 2 is less than that of object 1.
Activity 2: Click Reset (
)in the upper right. It will save you work and frustration if you always click Reset before changing inputs. Configure the Mass, Position, and Velocity of Body 1 (yellow) and Body 2 (magenta) as shown at right. Write 1
down your prediction for the motion of each body BEFORE clicking Play. Prediction of Body 1 (Yellow) motion: it will go the same pace with a smaller rotation
Prediction of Body 2 (Magenta) motion: it will go the same pace with a larger rotation
Q1: Were your predictions correct? Explain. No
Q2: Click Reset (
). Change Body 2’s mass to 0.1 kg × 10
28
. Click Play (
). What is different about the motion? Why do you think this is? the position and the velocity still remain the same
Q3: In what direction (x or y) should Body 2's initial velocity be so that it doesn’t hit Body 1? either straight up, straight down, or to the right because body 1 is not moving.
Q4: Zoom out by clicking in upper left twice. Click Reset (
). From now on you need to remember to click Reset on your own. Give Body 2 an initial y velocity of 10 km/s. What happens when you click Play (
)? Increase Body 2’s y velocity in increments of 0.5 km/s until it doesn’t touch Body 1. At what velocity does this first happen? 60
What is the shape of the resulting orbit? oval like
Q5: Continue to increase Body 2’s velocity until the orbit has a circular shape. Use the 2
grid to decide if it is a circle, your eyes can be deceived! When it is close, adjust it by increments of 0.1 km/s until it is as close to a perfect circle as you can get. Check the Values box and observe the displayed speed. If the orbit is circular, speed will be constant. There might be small variations because of the accuracy of the simulation. What velocity resulted in a circle? a y velocity of 158
Q6: Assuming a perfectly circular orbit, would the velocity of Body 2 be constant? Explain. no velocity cannot be constant when an object is in a circular orbit as its a vector
Activity 3: Add velocity to Body 2 (magenta) in increments of 2 km/s until it reaches a maximum radius of about 9 AU on the left side of its orbit. You can select the Fast option to make this go quicker. Change the velocity in increments of 0.1 km/s until it is as close to 9 AU as you can get. Q7: What velocity achieved a max radius of 9 AU? v=10
Q8: Click Reset (
) then Play (
) and observe Body 2 (magenta) carefully during the first half of its orbit. What happens to its distance from Body 1 (yellow) as it travels this part of the orbit? it increases
What happens to its speed? it increases
Q9: Observe Body 2 (magenta) carefully during the last half of its orbit. What happens to its distance from Body 1 (yellow) as it travels this part of the orbit? it increases
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