An Object When Orbiting the Earth at a Height of Three

question 67

Multiple Choice

An object when orbiting the Earth at a height of three Earth radii from the center of the Earth has a weight of 1.00 N.What is the object's mass? (g at the surface of the Earth is 9.8 m/s²)

• A) 0.102 kg
• B) 0.306 kg
• C) 0.92 kg
• D) 1.0 kg

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