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What happens to the speed of an object like a planet or satellite if it moves closer to the object it is revolving around?
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It increases in order to conserve angular momentum.
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When two artificial satellite revolve around the earth the one's closer and the one's further. which one revolve the earth with higher speed?
The one that is closer will move at a higher speed. The same happens, for example, with planets revolving around the Sun - the planets closer to the Sun move faster.
What happens as the satellite get closer to the earth?
it burns off due to friction associated with the gravitational pull of the earth. it may appear as a shooting star during its process of burning.
Is international space station closer to Earth than the weather satellites and GPS satellites in miles?
It depends on which satellite you are talking about. However YES, it is closer than any geostationary weather satellite and it is closer than any GPS satellites.
What is the difference between a POES satellite and a GOES satellite?
A GOES satellite stays seemingly motionless, hovering 35,800 km above the Earth's equator, while a POES satellite travels over multiple lines of longitude, moving around the Earth. POES is also closer to the Earth, at about 750 km above Earth.
What if the earth will stop revolving around the sun?
The earth would be attracted by the sun, and as it came closer the sun, the earth would melt. The earth would probably collide with the sun before or after it would melt.
What happens to earths oribit speed as it gets closer to the sun?
According to Kepler's Law the closer you are to the Sun the faster you travel. You kind of whip around it. Imagine running and reaching out to a pole and it whips you around it.
What happens to the force of gravity on a satellite as it gets closer to the sun?
The forces of gravity between any two objects depend on the mass of theobjects ... stronger for greater mass ... and on the distance between them ...stronger for smaller distance.
What is the meaning of revolving nose piece?
it is use to see more closer in the hole time being and to help it a just right.
Why does a satellite need to be high above the earth?
If they were closer, then they could potentially fall to the ground. (WillyD)
Which is closer to the sun a satellite in Leo orbit or in geostationary orbit?
LEO orbit is closer to the Earth than a geostationary orbit is.There's essentially no difference in their distance from the Sun.
What happens to the gradient of a stream as one gets closer and closer to the head of the stream?
increases
Is Missoula closer to Hamilton or Helena or Kalispell?
Missoula happens to be closer to Hamilton.
