1. Section 5 – pg 402 Rockets and Satellites
Chapter 10
Section 5 – pg 402
Rockets and Satellites

2. Pg 403
How do Rockets Lift Off?
A rocket can rise into the air because the gases it expels with a downward action force exert an equal but opposite reaction force on the rocket
Thrust: the upward force

3. What is a Satellite? Rockets are used to carry satellites into space
Pg 403
What is a Satellite?
Rockets are used to carry satellites into space
Satellite: any object that orbits another object in space
The moon is a satellite that orbits earth
Artificial satellites are designed for communications, military intelligence, weather analysis, and geographical survey

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Circular Motion
An object traveling in a circle is constantly changing direction so it is accelerating
Centripetal force: any force that causes an object to move in a circular path
Centripetal means “center seeking”

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Satellite Motion
Satellites orbit around Earth continuously fall towards Earth, but because Earth is curved they travel around it
A satellite does not need fuel because it continues to move ahead due to inertia
An object orbiting earth must be traveling at about 7,900 m/s or 17,670 mph

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Satellite Location
How far up a satellite is effects how long it takes to orbit the earth
An object orbiting the Earth less than 1,000 km up can orbit the Earth in under 2 hours
An object orbiting the Earth about 36,000 km up takes 24 hours to orbit and would then always stay above the same spot of the Earth

7. Chapter 10 Section 5 Homework - Pg 405

8. 1A. Which of Newton’s three laws of motion explain how a rocket lifts off?

9. 1B. How do action-reaction pairs explain how a rocket lifts off?

10. 1C. As a rocket travels upward from Earth, air resistance decreases along with the force of gravity. The rocket’s mass also decreases as fuel is used up. If thrust remains the same, how do these factors affect the rocket’s acceleration?

11. 2A. What is a satellite?

12. 2B. What causes satellites to stay in orbit rather than falling towards Earth?

13. 2C. In Figure 22, a projectile is thrown with enough velocity to orbit Earth. What would happen if the projectile were thrown with greater velocity?