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1.	The satellites orbiting the earth, eventually fall to the earth when they are left unsupervised or unattended because _____
A.	their power supply runs out
B.	of viscous forces causing the speed of the satellite and hence height to gradually decrease
C.	the laws of gravitation predict such a trajectory
D.	of collisions with other satellites
Answer» C. the laws of gravitation predict such a trajectory

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