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11/02/09 - More on Angular Momentum - Planetary Motion and Gyroscopes
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  | Kepler's Second Law is an example of conservation of angular momentum
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  | Orbiting planets slow down as their distance from the sun increases.
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  | Spinning planets have both orbital angular momentum and spin angular momentum
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  | Torque is required to change the angular momentum of a spinning object
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  | Practice Exam on Chapters 6-9 (double click on the page below to see the whole document)
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  | Read pp. 293-301 of the text.
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