In: Physics
Consider two planetary orbits with the same energy E. If the two planets have the same mass, but orbit A has a smaller angular momentum than orbit B, which of the following is true?
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Orbit B is open. Orbit A is closed. |
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Orbit B has a smaller semimajor axis than orbit A. |
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The period of orbit A is greater than that of orbit B. |
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Orbit A is more elongated (more eccentric) than B. |
True or false: Light always moves on a straight path through space.
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False. The path of light is bent by gravity. |
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True. Due to the speed of light being a universal constant, the path cannot be bent. |
In the video I showed in the lecture, why does a plane flying in a parabolic trajectory simulate zero gravity?
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Because the they fly so high that gravity is negligible. |
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Because parabolic motion causes normal forces that cancel the force of gravity. |
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Because all curved paths in a vertical plane feel weightless. |
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Because projectile freefall motion follows a parabolic arc and freefall motion feels weightless. |