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Card 16

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What does the energy needed to do work against gravity depend on?

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Card 17

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What is the relationship of an objects gravitational potential energy at a given gravitational potential?

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Card 18

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What keeps planets and satellites in orbit?

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Card 19

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What is a satellite?

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Card 20

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What is the equation for orbital speed?

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Card 21

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Does the total energy of a satellite change or stay constant?

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Card 22

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Does the kinetic and potential energy change or stay constant?

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Card 23

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In an elliptical orbit, when does the speed increase and what effect is there to the kinetic/potential energy?

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Card 24

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What are geosynchronous satellites?

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Card 25

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What is the angular speed of a geosynchronous satellite?

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