Question: Problems 1 & 2 ( 1 0 points ) An old communications satellite will be decommissioned, and replaced with a newer model that has less
Problems &
points An old communications satellite will be decommissioned, and replaced with a newer model that has less mass. The newer model will be put into orbit at the same radius as the older model. The older model had a mass of kg and the new model has a
mass of kg
How will the speed between the two models compare if they are both orbiting Earth?
A The newer model will have to be moving at the same speed.
The newer model will have to be moving slower.
The newer model will have to be moving faster.
D None of these are correct.
points
The radius of the Earth is x m and the mass of the Earth is kg
If the newer model is moving at a speed of ms how high above the surface of the Earth is it orbiting?
A xm
B x m
None of these.
D x m
@ xm
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