WORDS MEANING

A ACCELERATION Change in velocity divided by time interval

over which it occurred.
B BLACK HOLE is a region of spacetime where gravity is so
strong that nothing, no particles or even
electromagnetic radiation such as light can
escape from it.
C CENTRIPETAL It always points toward the center of
ACCELERATION rotation. It is perpendicular to the linear
velocity and has the magnitude.
D DISTANCE Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to
"how much ground an object has covered"
during its motion.
E EARTH The third planet from the Sun and the only
astronomical object known to harbor life.
F FORCE agent that results in accelerating or
deforming an object.
G GRAVITY is the force by which a planet or other body
draws objects toward its center. The force of
gravity keeps all of the planets in orbit
around the sun.
H HISTORY The history of science is the study of the
development of science, including both the
natural and social sciences.
I INVERSE The force of gravity follows an inverse
square law.
J
K KEPLER’S LAWS Three laws of motion of bodies attracted
together by the gravitational force.
L LAW OF UNIVERSAL Gravitational force between two objects
GRAVITAION depends directly on the product of their
masses and inversely on the square of their
separation.
M MOTION change with time of the position or
orientation of a body.
N NEWTON’S LAW Laws relating force and acceleration.
OF MOTION
O ORBIT is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an
object, such as the trajectory of a planet
around a star or a natural satellite around a
planet.
P PLANET an object that: orbits the sun. has sufficient
mass to be round, or nearly round. is not a
satellite (moon) of another object.
Q QUADRANT an instrument, usually containing a
graduated arc of 90°, used in astronomy,
navigation, etc., for measuring altitudes.
R RADIUS a radius of a circle or sphere is any of the
line segments from its center to its
perimeter, and in more modern usage, it is
also their length.
S STATIONARY MASS remains stationary, and a mass in motion at
a constant speed and in a constant direction
maintains that state of motion, unless acted
on by an outside force.
T TANGENT the ratio of the opposite side and the
adjacent side.
U UNIVERSE is all of space and time and their contents,
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