JEE Main & Advanced Physics Gravitation / गुरुत्वाकर्षण Question Bank Motion of Satellite

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    An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit 120 km above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out of space-ship. The spoon will                               [NCERT 1971]

    A) Fall vertically down to the earth

    B)             Move towards the moon

    C)             Will move along with space-ship

    D)             Will move in an irregular way then fall down to earth

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    The velocity of the spoon will be equal to the orbital velocity when dropped out of the spaceship.


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