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What is the acceleration due to gravity at the space station.

The Earth behaves like a giant bar magnet and as such there is a magnetic field present around it. The Earth’s magnetic field is thought to be caused by flowing liquid metals in the outer core of the planet which causes electric currents and a magnetic field.

Why do astronauts appear weightless despite being near the Earth?

This online article delves into our the sun and planets were formed.

Basics of gravity and the Law of Universal Gravitation.

These four short online lessons will cover the following:

• The planets of the solar system
• Planet orbits in the solar system
• Gravity in the solar system
• Inner vs outer planets

This unit is about how things move along a straight line or, more scientifically, how things move in one dimension. Examples of this would be the movement (motion) of cars along a straight road or of trains along straight railway tracks.

This short online lesson discusses the planet Jupiter.

This short online lesson explores the planet Mars.

This short online lesson explores the planet Mercury.