A Planet Has Two Small Satellites in Circular Orbits Around

question 34

Multiple Choice

A planet has two small satellites in circular orbits around the planet. The first satellite has a period 18.0 hours and an orbital radius 2.00 × 10⁷ m. The second planet has an orbital radius 3.00 × 10⁷ m. What is the period of the second satellite?

• A) 60.8 h
• B) 12.0 h
• C) 33.1 h
• D) 9.80 h
• E) 27.0 h

---

Definitions:

Preventative Facework

Efforts to maintain and enhance one’s positive self-perceptions.

Aggressive Facework

Communication strategies used to assert one's identity, often at the expense of others, through forceful or dominant behaviors.

Self-disclosure

The act of revealing personal, private, or sensitive information about oneself to others, an integral part of developing intimacy in relationships.

Self-knowledge

The understanding and awareness one has of their own character, feelings, motives, and desires.