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UNIT 4 - ENERGY AND MOMENTUM

Chapter 6 - Gravitation and Celestial Mechanics

6.2 Orbits and Kepler's Laws

Practice (p. 279)

  1. Space junk is becoming a greater problem as more human-made objects are abandoned in their orbits around Earth. Research this problem using the Internet or other appropriate publications, and write a brief summary of what you discover.

    The Dangers of Space Junk
    This article about space junk comes from an on-line journal called the Atlantic.

    Space Junk and the International Space Station
    An article that describes the dangers of space junk, focusing on the recent breakup of a Russian satellite that poses a particular risk to the ship and crew of the ISS.

    CNN.com
    An article that introduces technology that may be able to track down and clean up space junk.

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Practice (p. 296)

  1. Identify several careers that require knowledge about energy and momentum. Select a career you are interested in from the list you made or from the careers described above. Imagine that you have been employed in your chosen career for five years and that you are applying to work on a new project of interest.

    1. Describe the project. It should be related to some of the new things you learned in this unit. Explain how the concepts from this unit are applied in the project.

    2. Create a resume listing your credentials and explaining why you are qualified to work on the project. Include in your resume:

      • your educational background: what university degree or diploma program you graduated with, which educational institute you attended, post-graduate training (if any)
      • your skills
      • your duties in previous positions
      • your salary expectations

    Monster.ca

    Workopolis.com

    Jobs.net

    Physics Web - Careers in Physics

    These sites are major job searching sites for Canada. Look for careers in the Engineering and Science field.

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