Consider a space shuttle which has a mass of about 1.0 x 10 kg and circles the Earth at an altitude of about 200.0 km. Calculate the force of gravity that the space shuttle experiences. (for the mass of the earth refer to the reference table page 1)

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THE STATE OF NEW YORK THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALBANY, NY 12234
Reference Tables for Physical Setting/PHYSICS
2006 Edition
List of Physical Constants
Name
Symbol
Value
Universal gravitational constant
6.67 x 10-11 N• m²/kg²
G
Acceleration due to gravity
9.81 m/s2
Speed of light in a vacuum
3.00 x 10$ m/s
Seed of sound in air at STP
201x 10° m/s
Mass of Earth
5.98 x 1024 kg
Mass of the Moon
7.35 x 10- kg
Mean radius of Earth
6.37 x 106 m
Mean radius of the Moon
1.74 x 106 m
Mean distance-Earth to the Moon
3.84 x 108 m
Mean distance-Earth to the Sun
1.50 x 1011 m
Electrostatic constant
8.99 x 109 N•m²/C²
1 elementary charge
e
1.60 x 10-19 C
1 coulomb (C)
6.25 x 1018 elementary charges
1 electronvolt (eV)
1.60 x 10-19 J
6.63 x 10-34 J•s
Planck's constant
1 universal mass unit (u)
9.31 x 10² MeV
Rest mass of the electron
me
9.11 x 10-31 kg
Rest mass of the proton
mp
1.67 x 10-27 kg
Rest mass of the neutron
1.67 x 10-27 kg
Prefixes for Powers of 10
Approximate Coefficients of Friction
Prefix
Symbol
Notation
Kinetic
Static
tera
1012
Rubber on concrete (dry)
Rubber on concrete (wet)
0.68
0.90
giga
109
0.58
106
mega
kilo
M
Rubber on asphalt (dry)
Rubber on asphalt (wet)
0.67
0.85
k
103
0.53
deci
10-1
Rubber on ice
Waxed ski on snow
0.15
centi
10-2
0.05
0.14
milli
10-3
10-6
Wood on wood
0.30
0.42
micro
Steel on steel
0.57
0.74
Copper on steel
Teflon on Teflon
nano
10-9
0.36
0.53
pico
P
10-12
0.04
Transcribed Image Text:P. THE STATE OF NEW YORK THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALBANY, NY 12234 Reference Tables for Physical Setting/PHYSICS 2006 Edition List of Physical Constants Name Symbol Value Universal gravitational constant 6.67 x 10-11 N• m²/kg² G Acceleration due to gravity 9.81 m/s2 Speed of light in a vacuum 3.00 x 10$ m/s Seed of sound in air at STP 201x 10° m/s Mass of Earth 5.98 x 1024 kg Mass of the Moon 7.35 x 10- kg Mean radius of Earth 6.37 x 106 m Mean radius of the Moon 1.74 x 106 m Mean distance-Earth to the Moon 3.84 x 108 m Mean distance-Earth to the Sun 1.50 x 1011 m Electrostatic constant 8.99 x 109 N•m²/C² 1 elementary charge e 1.60 x 10-19 C 1 coulomb (C) 6.25 x 1018 elementary charges 1 electronvolt (eV) 1.60 x 10-19 J 6.63 x 10-34 J•s Planck's constant 1 universal mass unit (u) 9.31 x 10² MeV Rest mass of the electron me 9.11 x 10-31 kg Rest mass of the proton mp 1.67 x 10-27 kg Rest mass of the neutron 1.67 x 10-27 kg Prefixes for Powers of 10 Approximate Coefficients of Friction Prefix Symbol Notation Kinetic Static tera 1012 Rubber on concrete (dry) Rubber on concrete (wet) 0.68 0.90 giga 109 0.58 106 mega kilo M Rubber on asphalt (dry) Rubber on asphalt (wet) 0.67 0.85 k 103 0.53 deci 10-1 Rubber on ice Waxed ski on snow 0.15 centi 10-2 0.05 0.14 milli 10-3 10-6 Wood on wood 0.30 0.42 micro Steel on steel 0.57 0.74 Copper on steel Teflon on Teflon nano 10-9 0.36 0.53 pico P 10-12 0.04
Universal Law of Gravitation Worksheet
Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation (first stated by Newton): any two masses
m¡ and m, exert an attractive gravitational force on each other according to
m, m,
F = G
r2
m,
This applies to all masses, not just big ones.
G = universal constant of gravitation = 6.67 · 10-" N m² / kg² (G is very
small, so it is very difficult to measure!) Don't confuse G with g: "Big G" and
"little g" are totally different things.
Practice problems:
1. Consider a space shuttle which has a mass of about 1.0 x 10 kg and circles
the Earth at an altitude of about 200.0 km. Calculate the force of gravity that
the space shuttle experiences. (for the mass of the earth refer to the reference
table page 1)
2. What is the gravitational force between two identical 50,000 kg asteroids
whose centers of mass are separated by 1000 m?
Transcribed Image Text:Universal Law of Gravitation Worksheet Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation (first stated by Newton): any two masses m¡ and m, exert an attractive gravitational force on each other according to m, m, F = G r2 m, This applies to all masses, not just big ones. G = universal constant of gravitation = 6.67 · 10-" N m² / kg² (G is very small, so it is very difficult to measure!) Don't confuse G with g: "Big G" and "little g" are totally different things. Practice problems: 1. Consider a space shuttle which has a mass of about 1.0 x 10 kg and circles the Earth at an altitude of about 200.0 km. Calculate the force of gravity that the space shuttle experiences. (for the mass of the earth refer to the reference table page 1) 2. What is the gravitational force between two identical 50,000 kg asteroids whose centers of mass are separated by 1000 m?
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