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Unit 3 Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Law of Universal Gravitation | Every object in the Universe attracts every other object with a force directed along the lines of centers for the two objects that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square between the two objects |
| Gravity | Is a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distances between them. |
| Orbit | Is the path that a body follows as it travels around another in space |
| Aphelion | When an object follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun,there is one point,Where the object is farthest from the Sun |
| Perihelion | Where the object is closest to the Sun |
| Solar Nebula | When a cloud of dust and gas collapse ,this cloud from which the solar system formed |
| Centripetal | The inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path |