At Which Location Will Newton's Laws of Motion Be Inadequate

question 102

Multiple Choice

At which location will Newton's laws of motion be inadequate in describing precisely the motions of objects?

• A) in the Space Shuttle, moving around Earth at a speed of about 8 km/sec
• B) at the center of Earth
• C) inside an artillery shell as it accelerates inside the gun barrel
• D) inside the orbit of Mercury

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