Projectile and Satellite Motion

The Physics credentials document competencies in areas related to mechanics, materials, gasses and liquids, heating and cooling, acoustics, optics, electricity, and magnetism, radiation and nuclear physics, architecture, and a variety of related research and education areas. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain physics concepts by applying knowledge and solving problems related to projectile and satellite motion including circular and elliptical orbits, Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, energy conservation in satellite motion, and escape speed.