Imagine two srtifical satillites with equsl masses orbiting earth one satlittle is orbirting closer to earth than the other which of the following would be true about thei motions

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anonymous · Answer

The one closer to the Earth will be moving faster.

anonymous · Answer

The velocity, v,  at distance r from the Earth's center is gotten from the balance of centripetal and gravitational forces:

m v^2 / r = G m M /r^2

where m is the object's mass, M is the Earth's mass, and G is the Guniversal gravitational constant.