Objectives EEn E. Demonstrate how objects that orbit each other at their barycenter Agenda IN: Center of Gravity THROUGH: Barycenter Notes OUT: Finding the Barycenter LAB: Barycenter Lab Notebook Title: Barycenter Date: 2/26/13 Pages: How can we demonstrate that objects orbit each other at their barycenter?
Why is the ruler’s center of gravity at a different location than the sledge hammer? IN: Under your drawings, answer the following question:
Binary bodies are two celestial bodies held together by mutual gravitational attraction. EX: Earth & Moon Through: Barycenter Notes
Binary bodies are two celestial bodies held together by mutual gravitational attraction. EX: Earth & Moon Through: Barycenter Notes
Barycenter is the center of mass where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other. Through: Barycenter Notes
For example, when a moon orbits a planet, or a planet orbits a star, both bodies are actually orbiting around a point that is the center of mass of the two celestial bodies.
OUT: Sketch the following binary bodies in your notebook. Mark an X to show where the barycenter between the two object might lie