You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while

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(II) You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while orbiting in the space shuttle. Your friends respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating the acceleration of gravity \(250 \mathrm{~km}\) above the Earth's surface in terms of g.

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QUESTION:

(II) You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while orbiting in the space shuttle. Your friends respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating the acceleration of gravity \(250 \mathrm{~km}\) above the Earth's surface in terms of g.

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So we have to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at a height of .

The value of acceleration due to gravity on the earth .

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