Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 on the surface of Earth, and at orbits 200 miles above the surface of Earth, where the space shuttle orbits, the acceleration is
A. less than 9.8 m/s2.
B. greater than 9.8 m/s2.
C. exactly 9.8 m/s2-same as on the surface of Earth.
D. undetermined, because it depends on the mass of the spacecraft or satellite.
Answer: A
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