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The object being orbited in an orbital system
Primary
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Point in a planets orbit where it goes the fastest
Perihelion
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Planets closer to the Sun have shorter orbital periods than planets further away
Kepler's 3rd Law
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distance from the center of one object to the center of the object orbiting it
orbital radius
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trap
No points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
Give points!
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25
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thief
Give points!
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fairy
Take points!
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gift
Win 10 points!
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thief
Give points!
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eraser
Reset score!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 20 points!
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an orbit of a satellite around a planet that is in the same direction as the rotation of the planet
prograde orbit
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Any device that detects gravitational waves
Interferometer
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Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the solar system
Heliocentric
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Calculate: Period of a fictitious planet in Earth years that has an orbital radius of 6.7 x 10^12 m
300 years
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As a planet moves around its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times
Kepler's 2nd Law
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the point in the orbit of a satellite most distant from Earth
Apogee
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Calculate: Period of a comet in Earth years that has an orbital radius 50 times the Earth's
400 years
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Calculate: velocity of gravitational waves in km.hr
1.08 x10^9 km/hr
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