An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit 
above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out of space-ship. The spoon will
a)
Fall vertically down to the earth
b)
Move towards the moon
c)
Will move along with space-ship
d)
Will move in an irregular way then fall down to earth
An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out of space-ship. The spoon will
a)
Fall vertically down to the earth
b)
Move towards the moon
c)
Will move along with space-ship
d)
Will move in an irregular way then fall down to earth
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An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out of space-ship. The spoon will
a)
Fall vertically down to the earth
b)
Move towards the moon
c)
Will move along with space-ship
d)
Will move in an irregular way then fall down to earth
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An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit |
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a) |
Fall vertically down to the earth |
b) |
Move towards the moon |
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c) |
Will move along with space-ship |
d) |
Will move in an irregular way then fall down to earth |
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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -
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(c) The velocity of the spoon will be equal to the orbital velocity when dropped out of the space-ship |
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