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Which could cause a satellite to descend low enough that it burns up in Earths atmosphere centripetal force air resistance gravitational force?
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What provides the force that causes the centripetal acceleratoin of the satellite in orbit?
The mutual gravitational force between the satellite and the 'central' body.
How does the centripetal force act on a satellite?
Centripetal force makes a satellite orbit a body.
What provides the centripetal force that keeps objects in orbit?
Centripetal force wants to move something towards the centre. So in a satellites case that would be the Gravity of the Earth. If you had a rock tied to a string you were spinning around, the Centripetal Force would be the tension in the string acting towards the centre.
What is the force that causes the earth to orbit the sun?
GRAVITY!A2. Centripetal force. The velocity of the satellite around the earth causes centripetal, force which balances with the gravity, holding it in a circular orbit around the earth.
Which could cause a satellite to descend low enough that it burns up in earth's atmosphere?
air resistance
What direction of the gravitational force and centripetal force on a satellite?
The gravitational force on a satellite is towards the center of the Earth. The gravitational force IS the centripetal force is this case, so the centripetal force pulls the satellite towards the center of the Earth. There is no balancing force that pulls the satellite outwards (if there were, it wouldn't accelerate, i.e., change direction).
How does centripetal force on a satellite in orbit?
by means of the gravitational forces between it and the planet
How does centripetal force act on a satellite orbit?
by means of the gravitational forces between it and the planet
What provides the force that causes the centripetal acceleratoin of the satellite in orbit?
The mutual gravitational force between the satellite and the 'central' body.
How does the centripetal force act on a satellite?
Centripetal force makes a satellite orbit a body.
What provides the centripetal force that keeps objects in orbit?
Centripetal force wants to move something towards the centre. So in a satellites case that would be the Gravity of the Earth. If you had a rock tied to a string you were spinning around, the Centripetal Force would be the tension in the string acting towards the centre.
What is the force that causes the earth to orbit the sun?
GRAVITY!A2. Centripetal force. The velocity of the satellite around the earth causes centripetal, force which balances with the gravity, holding it in a circular orbit around the earth.
Which could cause a satellite to descend low enough that it burns up in earth's atmosphere?
air resistance
Why doesn't a satellite need fuel to keep moving?
A satellite needs fuel to keep moving because when it's in space there is no air resistance and the gravitational pull and friction won't effect it.
What are the forces acting on a satellite that is in a circular orbit about the Earth at an altitude at which air resistance is negligible?
There's just gravity acting as the centripetal force keeping the satellite in its circular orbit. This force is equal to GMEm/r2 = ma = mv2/r.
What force continuallly changes a satellite's direction?
centripetal force
Is the satellite subjected to gravitational pull?
Not at all. The mutual gravitational force that attracts the satellite and the earth toward each other is exactly what keeps the satellite in orbit. Without it, the satellite would just take off in a straight line away from the vicinity of the earth.
