Imagine two artifical satellites with equal masses orbiting earth. One satellite is orbiting closer to earth than the other satellite. Which of the following would be true about th motions?

A) The satellite closer to earth will be pulled toward earth with the same gravitational pull as the other satellite.

B) The satellite closer to Earth will be pulled toward earth with less gravitational pull than the other satellite.

C) Both satllites will be pulled with equal force toward the moon.

D) The satellite closer to earth will be pulled toward earth with more gravitational pull than the other satellite.

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Ava Carson

2 November, 10:55

Imagine two artifical satellites with equal masses orbiting earth. One satellite is orbiting closer to earth than the other satellite. Which of the following would be true about th motions?

A) The satellite closer to earth will be pulled toward earth with the same gravitational pull as the other satellite.

B) The satellite closer to Earth will be pulled toward earth with less gravitational pull than the other satellite.

C) Both satllites will be pulled with equal force toward the moon.

D) The satellite closer to earth will be pulled toward earth with more gravitational pull than the other satellite.

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Davon · Answer 1

The gravitational forces between two masses are inversely proportional

to the square of the distance between them ... the closer together the two

masses are, the stronger the gravitational forces between them are.

If two artificial satellites with equal masses are orbiting earth, and one

satellite is orbiting closer to earth than the other satellite, then the forces

between the Earth and the closer satellite are stronger than the forces

between the Earth and the satellite that's farther out.