Our most detailed knowledge of Uranus and Neptune comes from

A) ground-based radio telescopes.
B) spacecraft exploration.
C) ground-based visual telescopes.
D) the Hubble Space Telescope.
E) manned missions.


B

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A. Attract each other
B. Repel each other
C. Exert no net force on each other

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A 4,000 kg satellite is traveling in a circular orbit 200 km above the surface of the Earth. A 3.00 gram marble is dropped inside the satellite. What is the force of gravity on the marble as viewed by the observers on the Earth?

A. 0.405 N B. 0.362 N C. 0.277 N D. 0.202 N E. 0.185 N

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The captain of a spaceship orbiting planet X discovers that to remain in orbit at from the planet's center, she needs to maintain a speed of What is the mass of planet X? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ? m2/kg2 )

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A substance most commonly emits heat energy by the process of

A) conduction. B) convection. C) radiation. D) none of the above

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