Edexcel IGCSE Physics 8.4 Gravity and Orbits Questions

Practise recognising how gravity keeps moons, planets, comets and artificial satellites in orbit and drawing force directions on diagrams.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Physics 4PH1

Exam points

  • draw the gravitational force arrow towards the star, planet or galaxy centre
  • distinguish what moons, planets and artificial satellites orbit
  • link circular orbital motion to gravitational force acting inwards

Edexcel IGCSE Physics 8.4 Gravity and Orbits Questions question 1

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This question is about astrophysics.

Diagrams A , B , C and D show different orbital paths for object Y orbiting object X .

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Give the name of the force that causes one object to orbit another object in space.

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