Exam 11: Gravity

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Two satellites of the same mass are placed in orbits around Earth. Satellite One is at an altitude of 1RE and Satellite Two at an altitude of 2RE where RE = 6370 km is the radius of Earth. What is the ratio of the potential energy of Satellite One to Satellite Two?

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Suppose a rocket is fired vertically upward from the surface of Earth with one-half of the escape speed. How far from the center of Earth will it reach before it begins to fall back? (Let g = 9.8 m/s2 and RE = 6370 km.)

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The radius R of a stable, circular orbit for a satellite of mass m and velocity v about a planet of mass M is given by

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Test masses are used to measure the gravitational field at various positions in and near a hollow spherical shell. The gravitational field will have its greatest value at point(s) Test masses are used to measure the gravitational field at various positions in and near a hollow spherical shell. The gravitational field will have its greatest value at point(s)

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At the surface of the moon, the acceleration due to the gravity of the moon is At the surface of the moon, the acceleration due to the gravity of the moon is   . At a distance from the center of the moon equal to three times the radius of the moon, the acceleration due to the gravity of the moon is . At a distance from the center of the moon equal to three times the radius of the moon, the acceleration due to the gravity of the moon is

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A satellite in circular orbit 1.609 ×\times 106 m above the surface of Earth (re = 6.436 ×\times 106 m) has an acceleration toward Earth of

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Newton's law of gravity is F = GMm/r2. What are the SI units of the gravitational constant G?

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A satellite is orbiting Earth in an elliptical orbit. The distance of the satellite from Earth at the aphelion (rA) is twice that at the perihelion (rB). The total energy (potential and kinetic) of the satellite at A is _____ the total energy at B. A satellite is orbiting Earth in an elliptical orbit. The distance of the satellite from Earth at the aphelion (r<sub>A</sub>) is twice that at the perihelion (r<sub>B</sub>). The total energy (potential and kinetic) of the satellite at A is _____ the total energy at B.

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An object whose mass is 6 kg experiences a gravitational force of 30 N An object whose mass is 6 kg experiences a gravitational force of 30 N   at some point P. The gravitational field at this point is at some point P. The gravitational field at this point is

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Kepler's second law of planetary motion states that the radius vector from the sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times. This relationship is a consequence of which of the following conservation principles?

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Use the following scenario to answer the next problem. NASA's "Weightless Wonder" flights can simulate "zero-g" or some other extraterrestrial gravity by flying a C-9 jet plane in a parabolic path. One path the plane takes is expressed as y = yo + 0.8 x - 1.02 ×\times 10-4 x2 where yo is the highest point, and x and y are the horizontal and vertical coordinates (in m). -What is the horizontal speed of the plane if the flight is to simulate lunar gravity, GMoon = 1.62 m/s2.

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The mass and radius of the planet Venus are 81% and 95% that of Earth, respectively. How much faster or slower (as a percentage) is the escape velocity from Venus compared to that of Earth?

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Four identical masses, each of mass M, are placed at the corners of a square of side L. The total potential energy of the masses is equal to -xGM 2/L, where x equals

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Suppose that a satellite is in a circular orbit at a height of 2.00 ×\times 106 m above Earth's surface. What is the speed of a satellite in this orbit?

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The mass of Earth is ME = 6.0 ×\times 1024 kg, and the mass of the Sun is 2.0 ×\times 1030 kg. They are a distance of 1.5 ×\times 108 km apart. Calculate the acceleration of Earth due to the gravitational attraction of the Sun. (G = 6.67 ×\times 10-11 N·m2/kg2)

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Of the five masses in orbit around the central mass, the one with the longest period of revolution is Of the five masses in orbit around the central mass, the one with the longest period of revolution is

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An object weighs 37.0 N on Earth. If the mass of the moon is one eighty-first that of Earth and its radius one-fourth that of Earth, the weight of this object on the moon would be

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If we neglect the effects of air resistance, the impact speed of a body of mass m released from rest at an altitude of 2 ×\times 108 m above the surface of Earth (me = 5.99 ×\times 1024 kg, re = 6.37 ×\times 106 m) is

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A planet is made of two distinct materials. From the core to R/2, the density of the material is 4000 kg/m3, and from R/2 to R the density is 3000 kg/m3. What is the gravity at the surface of the planet if R = 5000 km?

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Two objects with masses M1 = 30,000 kg and M2 = 70,000 kg are initially very far apart and at rest. If due to gravitational attraction the two objects attract each other, calculate their total kinetic energy when they are 100 km apart.

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