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ashley

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on: Jul 28, 2018
Of the eight known planets in our solar system, the innermost is Mercury. When compared to the other planets in the system, Mercury has the:
 a. greatest centripetal acceleration.
  b. greatest period of revolution.
  c. smallest angular velocity.
  d. smallest tangential velocity.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the property of the period of orbital revolution for an Earth satellite?
 a. greater when the orbital radius is smaller
  b. greater when the orbital radius is larger
  c. independent of the orbital radius
  d. determined mainly by the satellite's mass


bfulkerson77

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


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