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UNIT 2 - ENERGY AND MOMENTUM
Chapter 6 - Gravitation and Celestial Mechanics
6.2 Orbits and Kepler's Laws
Practice (p. 279)
- 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.
Careers
Practice (p. 296)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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