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elizabeth18

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What prevents satellites such as the ISS from falling?
 
  A) gravity
  B) centripetal force
  C) centrifugal force
  D) the absence of air drag
  E) nothing

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Planets would crash into the Sun if it weren't for
 
  A) their tangential velocities.
  B) their vast distances from the Sun.
  C) the inverse-square law.
  D) their relatively small masses.
  E) the fact that they are beyond the main gravitation of the Sun.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
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