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1. The period of the moon is approximately 27.2 days. Determine the orbital speed of the moon if it’s 384,400 km away from the Earth. A. 1045 km/s B. 1045 km/h C. 1.045 km/s D. 1.045 m/s

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SUBJECT : GENERAL PHYSICS II. SATELLITE MOTION 1. The period of the moon is approximately 27.2 days. Determine the orbital speed of the moon if it’s 384,400 km away from the Earth. A. 1045 km/s B. 1045 km/h C. 1.045 km/s D. 1.045 m/s 2. Determine the height of a geosynchronous satellite from the surface of Mars given that the time it takes for Mars to complete one rotation is 1.026 earth-days. Mass of Mars is 6.42 x 1023 kg. Radius of Mars is 3396.2 km. A. 17,031.15 m B. 20, 427.15 km C. 20, 427.15 m D. 17,031.15 km 3. What happens to the orbital velocity of an object revolving around Earth if we reduce its height to one-fourth of the original one? A. The magnitude of the orbital velocity will be quadrupled. B. The magnitude of the orbital velocity will be doubled. C. The magnitude of the orbital velocity will be reduced by a factor of 4. D. The magnitude of the orbital velocity will be halved.

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