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Mini-Quiz: Gravitational Escape Velocity Derivation
by Ron Kurtus (revised 19 May 2011)
Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.
If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Physics. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.
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Resources and references
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Web sites
What is escape velocity? - From PhysLink
Gravitational Potential Energy - HyperPhysics
Escape Velocity - From Wikipedia
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books on Escape Velocity and Space Travel
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