Question

A satellite maintains an orbit equidistant from the earth at all points along its orbital path. How is the satellite affected by the earth's gravity?


A.
The earth's pull of gravity acting on the satellite increases over the path of its orbit.


B.
The earth's pull of gravity acting on the comet will be reversed over the path of its orbit.


C.
The earth's pull of gravity acting on the satellite remains constant over the path of its orbit.


D.
The earth's pull of gravity acting on the satellite decreases over the path of its orbit.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

@DollyAcquah

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

@Destinymasha

Answer 7

yes, hold on i'm looking it up....

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

If the Earth's gravity were suddenly shut off, all of our satellites would continue in a straight line away from the Earth in the direction that they were traveling at that instant. (Everything on the face of the Earth would do the same - and the planet would fly apart also, due to its' rotation!) The Earths' gravity attracts everything within its' influence, but the attraction weakens with distance. At every altitude above the planet there is a specific speed at which an object falls at the same rate it is flying away from the earth, hence its' speed. The shuttles, the space station and other low-flying craft orbit in a matter of minutes to a few hours. 22.000 miles above the equator, a satellite revolves around the planet in approximately 24 hours, and appears stationary in the sky. That's why your satellite dish can be pointed in one direction. The moon is so far away that it takes about 29 days to orbit our planet.

Answer 12

@DollyAcquah so it moves in a constant rate? so its C

Answer 13

yes :)

Answer 14

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Answer 15

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Answer 16

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