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Gravitational fields

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Escape velocity   show
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show An equatorial orbit with a period of 24h/1day/same as Earth, the satellite moves from east to west.  
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show Shows the shape of the field. The direction of the line is the direction in which a small mass would move  
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Gravitational Field Strength   show
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show Potential energy is equal (in magnitude, but negative) to the work done in bringing unit mass ne from infinity to the point concerned. We assume at infinity the gravitational potential is 0 J/kg  
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Gravitational potential energy   show
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Kepler’s Third Law   show
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Newton’s Law of Gravitation   show
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The period of an object describing a circle   show
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