Unit: Motion in a Plane
Year: 1995 Question#: 67
Question: As the distance from the Earth's surface increases, the time the satellite takes to make one revolution around the Earth
(1 ) decreases
(2 ) increases
(3 ) remains the same
What is this question really asking?
Explanation by: Conrad C.
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From Kepler's law of periods, with greater orbital radii, the period of revolution increases.
Answer 1
decreases
INCORRECT
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Answer 2
increases
CORRECT
From Kepler's law of periods, with greater orbital radii, the period of revolution increases.
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Answer 3
remains the same
INCORRECT
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Answer 4
No question number four.
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What's this question really asking?
You need to understand Kepler's law of periods.
