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Mini-Quiz: Gravity and Newton's Cannon
by Ron Kurtus (revised 7 March 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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Newton's Cannonball - Wikipedia
Flash animation - http://waowen.screaming.net/revision/force&motion/ncananim.htm
Acceleration due to Gravity Calculations - from Western Washington University
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books on Simple Gravity Science
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books on Advanced Gravity Physics
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