Consider a satellite orbiting the earth at $17,500$ MPH$.$ What would happen to a

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rock released from the satellite?

As the rock is smaller than the satellite, it will As the rock is smaller than the satellite, its inertia accelerate and orbit at a greater velocity will pull it further away from earth

The rock would orbit the earth at a velocity of $17,500MPH$ next to the satellite

Gravity will pull the rock from orbit, causing it to As the rock cannot generate its own force, it will either burn up in the atmosphere or strike the slow down