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Any device that detects gravitational waves
Interferometer
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seesaw
Swap points!
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star
Double points!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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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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Calculate: Gravitational force between Earth and the Moon (Moon stats: orbital radius = 3.48 x 10^8 m; mass = 7.35 x 10^22 kg... & answer in 2 SF)
2.4 x 10^20 N
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The amount an ellipse deviates from a perfect circle
Eccentricity
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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 comet in Earth years that has an orbital radius 50 times the Earth's
400 years
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thief
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fairy
Take points!
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fairy
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thief
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Calculate: orbital velocity of Earth in m/s
29,600 m/s
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Calculate: velocity of gravitational waves in km.hr
1.08 x10^9 km/hr
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Calculate: orbital velocity of Mercury in m/s
47,600 m/s
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the point in the orbit of a satellite at which it is nearest to Earth
Perigee
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banana
Go to last place!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
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Point in a planets orbit where it farthest from the sun
Aphelion
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Calculate: Orbital Period of Mars in Earth days (answer in 2 SF)
690 days
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