When two stars are bound together gravitationally and orbit a common mass, they're known as
a. meteoroids.
b. galaxies.
c. constellations.
d. binary stars.

Calculate the kinetic energy of earth due to its spinning about its axis. krot = j compare your answer with the kinetic energy of the orbital motion of earth's center of mass about the sun. assume earth to be a homogeneous sphere of mass 6.00 1024 kg and radius 6.40 106 m. the radius of earth's orbit is 1.50 1011 m.

Agymnast dismounts off the uneven bars in a tuck position with a radius of 0.3m (assume she is a solid sphere) and an angular velocity of 2rev/s. during the dismount she stretches out into the straight position, with a length of 1.5m, (assume she is a uniform rod through the center) for her landing. the gymnast has a mass of 50kg. what is her angular velocity in the straight position?

Which statement is true? a. kepler's laws apply only to the motion of earth. b. kepler's laws can be used to predict eclipses. c. kepler's laws are true for a central force that is directly proportional to distance. d. kepler's laws can be deduced from newton's laws of motion and gravity.