Gravity and our solar system

gravity, oribts and satelites

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what is the orbit of a planet?
an ellipse
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what balances the gravatational force in an orbit?
the speed it is going
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what is a geostationary satellite?
moves around the earth at the same rate as the earth
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what is the job of a monitoring satellite?
collects information about the atmosphere
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the bigger the mass of the object...
the bigger the force (gravity)
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what balances the gravatational force in an orbit?

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the speed it is going

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what is a geostationary satellite?

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what is the job of a monitoring satellite?

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the bigger the mass of the object...

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Jess

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100% :)

WhatsHisFace

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Really helpful! :)

Matilda

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Thanks, short and sweet. :)

Missy

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100% :) very good

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