Planets, satellites, and orbits
Cards (21)
- What shape is the Earth's orbit around the Sun?
- What type of orbit does the Moon have around the Earth?
- What is the force that causes a body to orbit a larger body?
- What type of force acts towards the center of a circular orbit?
- How does the force of gravity affect a planet's velocity in orbit?
- What happens to a planet's speed in a circular orbit?
- Why does a planet in a circular orbit experience acceleration?
- What does the force on a planet in orbit do in terms of work?
- What happens to satellites in orbits too close to the Earth?
- What causes a satellite to spiral inwards?
- What is required for a satellite to maintain a stable orbit?
- What happens if a satellite's launch speed is too slow?
- What happens if a satellite's launch speed is too high?
- How does the distance from Earth affect a satellite's speed?
- What happens to the time taken for an orbit as the distance increases?
- What occurs if the speed of a satellite in a stable orbit changes?
- What is the altitude of geostationary satellites above the equator?
- How do communications satellites maintain their position relative to Earth?
- What is the orbit period of geostationary satellites?
- What is the purpose of monitoring satellites?
- How often do monitoring satellites orbit the Earth?