A 4,000 Kg Satellite Is Traveling in a Circular Orbit $\times$

question 20

Multiple Choice

A 4,000 kg satellite is traveling in a circular orbit 200 km above the surface of the Earth.A 3.00 gram marble is dropped inside the satellite.What is the force of gravity on the marble as viewed by the observers on the Earth? (Me = 5.98 $\times$ 10²⁴ kg,Re = 6.37 $\times$ 10⁶ m,G = 6.67 $\times$ 10^-11 N.m²/kg²)

• A) 0.405 N
• B) 0.362 N
• C) 0.277 N
• D) 0.202 N
• E) 0.185 N

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