A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a he – McqOptions

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1.	A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of 120 km. What will happen to the ball?
A.	It will fall down to the earth gradually
B.	It will go very far in space
C.	It will continue to move with the same speed along the original orbit of spacecraft
D.	It will move with the same speed, tangentially to the spacecraft
Answer» D. It will move with the same speed, tangentially to the spacecraft

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