Acceleration Due to Gravity on the Moon Is Less Than

question 57

Multiple Choice

Acceleration due to gravity on the moon is less than on Earth, and the moon is smaller than Earth. So compared to an Earth satellite, a satellite in close orbit about the moon would travel

• A) faster.
• B) the same.
• C) slower.
• D) Not enough information is given to say.

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