A projectile fired vertically at 8 km/h from the Earth's surface will
A. rise and fall back to Earth's surface.
B. go into an elliptical orbit about Earth.
C. go into a circular orbit about Earth.
D. none of the above
Answer: A
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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