What Prevents Satellites Such as a Space Shuttle from Falling

question 72

Multiple Choice

What prevents satellites such as a space shuttle from falling?

• A) the absence of air drag
• B) gravity
• C) Nothing; they're falling continuously all around the Earth.

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Definitions:

Papillary Muscles

Muscular projections from the ventricular walls of the heart that attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves via the chordae tendineae and prevent valve inversion.

Regurgitation

The backward flow of blood through a valve in the heart due to the valve not closing properly, or the process of vomiting undigested food.

Cardiac Muscle Tissue

Tissue composed of cells that form the myocardium of the heart, responsible for the rhythmic contractions that pump blood.

Myocardium

The thick, muscular middle layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac muscle cells that contract to pump blood through the circulatory system.