1) A 9.0 x 10 3 kg satellite orbits the Earth at the distance of 2.56 x 10 7 m from Earth’s surface. What is its period?     1.1 x 10 4 s     4.1 x 10 4 s     5.7 x 10 4 s     1.5 x 10 5 s

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A 9.0 x 10 3 kg satellite orbits the Earth at the distance of 2.56 x 10 7 m from Earth’s surface. What is its period?
   
1.1 x 10 4 s
   
4.1 x 10 4 s
   
5.7 x 10 4 s
   
1.5 x 10 5 s

a)

A missile is launched upward with a speed that is half the escape speed. What height (in radii of Earth) will it reach?
   
R/4
   
R/3
   
R/2
   
R
   
2R

b)

The weight of a 0.60 kg object at the surface of Planet V is 20 N. The radius of the planet is 4 x 10 6 m. Find the gravitational acceleration at a distance of 2 x 10 6 m from the surface of this planet.
   
8.9 m/s2
   
11 m/s2
   
13 m/s2
   
18 m/s2
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