Question 3 and 4 are multiple choice 3. If the sun's gravity that holds the Earth in orbit were to suddenly disappear, the Earth woulda) keep moving in a circular orbit for a little while before coming to a stop, b) spiral inwardtowards the sun, c) curve away from the sun, d) move in a straight line and slowly stop or e)move in a straight line at a constant velocity.4. The moon does not crash into the Earth because a) it is beyond the pull of Earth's gravity, b)there is zero net force acting on the moon, c) the sun keeps it from being pulled toward theEarth or d) it is freely falling toward the Earth but its tangential velocity is high enough tokeep it at a near constant distance.

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If the sun's gravity that holds the Earth in orbit were to suddenly disappear, the Earth would a) keep moving in a circular orbit for a little while before coming to a stop, b) spiral inward towards the sun, c) curve away from the sun, d) move in a straight line and slowly stop or e) move in a straight line at a constant velocity.

If the sun's gravity that holds the Earth in orbit were to suddenly disappear, the Earth would a) keep moving in a circular orbit for a little while before coming to a stop, b) spiral inward towards the sun, c) curve away from the sun, d) move in a straight line and slowly stop or e) move in a straight line at a constant velocity.

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Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter11: Gravity, Planetary Orbits, And The Hydrogen Atom

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