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QUESTION:

The dashed lines show three circular orbits about Earth. Rank the following quantities from greatest to least:

(a) Their orbital speed

(b) Their time to orbit Earth

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QUESTION:

The dashed lines show three circular orbits about Earth. Rank the following quantities from greatest to least:

(a) Their orbital speed

(b) Their time to orbit Earth

ANSWER:

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(a) Orbital Velocity:

Orbital velocity is inversely proportional to the radius of the orbit.

\(V=\sqrt{\frac{G M}{R}}\)

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