Monday, October 21, 2013

Lab question

In your Kepler's laws lab conclusion, address the following question:

To what extent does Toro seem to "obey" Kepler's laws?  To answer this, use the numerical data you acquired in comparing:

a.  How elliptical is it?  (x1 + x2 and y1 + y2)
b.  How well do the areas match up?  (A1 + A2)
c.  How well do the ratios compare?  (T^2 / a^3 for Earth vs. Toro)

It won't work out perfectly, no matter what.  Make sure to address WHY there isn't perfect agreement.  There may be multiple reasons for this.  Discuss.

Also - I only need ONE lab per group.

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