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Gravity and Orbits topic test

Start with the gravitational field of one source mass, then keep the same model while potential wells, circular orbits, orbital periods, and escape speed stay tied together.

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Gravitational Fields

See how one source mass creates an inward gravitational field, how source mass and distance set the field strength, and how a probe mass turns that field into force without changing the field itself.

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Gravitational Potential and Potential Energy

See one source mass create a negative potential well, compare how potential and potential energy change with distance, and connect the downhill slope of phi to the gravitational field on the same live model.

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Circular Orbits and Orbital Speed

See why a circular orbit needs the right sideways speed, how gravity supplies the centripetal acceleration, and how source mass and radius together set orbital speed and period on one bounded live model.

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Kepler's Third Law and Orbital Periods

Compare circular orbits around one source mass and see why larger orbits take longer: the path is longer, the circular speed is lower, and the same live model makes the period law visible without hiding the gravity-speed link.

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Escape Velocity

Launch outward from one bounded gravity source and see how source mass, launch radius, and total specific energy decide whether the object escapes or eventually returns.

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