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TVarnum

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Where is the center of mass of the Earth-Moon system?
 a. Near the Moon.
  b. In Australia.
  c. Not very far above the surface of the Earth.
  d. Halfway between the Earth and the Moon.
  e. Under the surface of the Earth.

Question 2

A geosynchronous satellite:
 a. must be close enough to Earth's surface that the gravitational acceleration, g, remains essentially the same.
  b. remains stationary in space.
  c. remains directly above a specific location on Earth's surface.
  d. revolves around the Moon, not Earth.
  e. takes one week to complete a revolution around Earth.


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Jsherida

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

e

Answer to Question 2

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TVarnum

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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