An artificial satellite orbiting the earth does not fall down because – McqOptions

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1.	An artificial satellite orbiting the earth does not fall down because the earth's attraction
A.	is balanced by the attraction of the moon
B.	vanishes at such distances
C.	\[{{R}^{5/2}}\]
D.	produces the necessary acceleration of its motion in a curved path
Answer» E.

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