Practice - Orbital Motion
Practice Questions
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Define orbital motion.
💡 Hint: Think about how satellites move around planets.
What does Kepler's Third Law state?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between time and distance in orbits.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the formula for circular orbital speed?
💡 Hint: Think of how gravity acts on the orbiting body.
True or False: The period of an orbit increases as the distance of the orbit increases.
💡 Hint: Consider how distance relates to time in natural settings.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate the gravitational force exerted by Earth on a satellite of mass 1000 kg orbiting at a height of 400 km above the surface of the Earth. Use G = 6.674 x 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2, R_E = 6.371 x 10^6 m.
💡 Hint: Remember to convert the height into the same units as Earth's radius.
A planet has twice the mass of Earth but the same radius. How would the orbital speed change for a satellite orbiting this planet at the same radius as Earth's orbit?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between mass and gravitational influence.
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