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Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If it moves to a higher orbit, what happens to its potential energy?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its orbital radius is 4R, what is the gravitational force acting on it compared to that at the surface of the Earth?
  • A. 1/4
  • B. 1/16
  • C. 1/8
  • D. 1/2
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its orbital radius is tripled, how does the orbital speed change?
  • A. It triples
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It is reduced to one-third
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its speed is doubled, what happens to the radius of its orbit?
  • A. It remains the same
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It increases by a factor of four
  • D. It decreases by a factor of four
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its speed is doubled, what will happen to its orbital radius?
  • A. It will remain the same.
  • B. It will double.
  • C. It will increase by a factor of four.
  • D. It will decrease by a factor of four.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its speed is increased, what will happen to its orbit?
  • A. It will remain circular
  • B. It will become elliptical
  • C. It will crash into the Earth
  • D. It will escape Earth's gravity
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the radius of the orbit is increased, what happens to the orbital speed of the satellite?
  • A. Increases
  • B. Decreases
  • C. Remains the same
  • D. Depends on the mass of the satellite
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the radius of the orbit is doubled, what happens to the gravitational force acting on the satellite?
  • A. It doubles
  • B. It halves
  • C. It becomes four times
  • D. It becomes one-fourth
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the radius of the orbit is 7000 km and the gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s², what is the speed of the satellite?
  • A. 5.5 km/s
  • B. 7.9 km/s
  • C. 9.8 km/s
  • D. 11.2 km/s
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the radius of the orbit is halved, what happens to the gravitational force acting on the satellite?
  • A. It remains the same
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It quadruples
  • D. It decreases by half
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the radius of the orbit is 7000 km and the speed of the satellite is 7.9 km/s, what is the centripetal acceleration?
  • A. 7.9 m/s²
  • B. 9.8 m/s²
  • C. 11.2 m/s²
  • D. 14.0 m/s²
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the radius of the orbit is tripled, how does the orbital speed change?
  • A. It triples
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It decreases by a factor of √3
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the satellite's speed is increased, what will happen to its orbit?
  • A. It will remain circular
  • B. It will become elliptical
  • C. It will crash into the Earth
  • D. It will escape Earth's gravity
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What happens to its gravitational potential energy as it moves to a higher orbit?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the angular momentum of the satellite if its mass is m, its orbital radius is r, and its orbital speed is v?
  • A. mv^2/r
  • B. mvr
  • C. mr^2
  • D. mv
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the gravitational potential energy of the satellite?
  • A. It is positive.
  • B. It is negative.
  • C. It is zero.
  • D. It is constant.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the relationship between its orbital speed (v) and the radius of the orbit (r)?
  • A. v = sqrt(G * M / r)
  • B. v = G * M / r
  • C. v = r / G * M
  • D. v = G * r / M
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the relationship between its orbital speed v and the radius r of the orbit?
  • A. v = sqrt(G * M / r)
  • B. v = G * M / r^2
  • C. v = r * sqrt(G / M)
  • D. v = G * r / M
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit at a height of 300 km above the Earth's surface. What is the approximate speed of the satellite?
  • A. 7.9 km/s
  • B. 5.0 km/s
  • C. 10.0 km/s
  • D. 3.5 km/s
Q. A satellite is in a polar orbit. What is the significance of this orbit?
  • A. It allows the satellite to cover the entire surface of the Earth.
  • B. It is the fastest orbit available.
  • C. It is used only for communication satellites.
  • D. It is the most stable orbit.
Q. A satellite orbits the Earth at a height of 500 km. What is the approximate gravitational acceleration experienced by the satellite?
  • A. 9.8 m/s²
  • B. 7.9 m/s²
  • C. 8.7 m/s²
  • D. 6.0 m/s²
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a frequency of 5 Hz. What is the time period of the oscillator?
  • A. 0.2 s
  • B. 0.5 s
  • C. 1 s
  • D. 2 s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a mass of 0.5 kg and a spring constant of 200 N/m. What is the angular frequency of the oscillator?
  • A. 10 rad/s
  • B. 20 rad/s
  • C. 5 rad/s
  • D. 15 rad/s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 200 N/m. What is the angular frequency of the oscillator?
  • A. 5 rad/s
  • B. 10 rad/s
  • C. 20 rad/s
  • D. 15 rad/s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 50 N/m. What is the angular frequency of the oscillator?
  • A. 5 rad/s
  • B. 10 rad/s
  • C. 15 rad/s
  • D. 20 rad/s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a maximum displacement of 0.1 m and a maximum speed of 2 m/s. What is the angular frequency?
  • A. 10 rad/s
  • B. 20 rad/s
  • C. 5 rad/s
  • D. 15 rad/s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a maximum displacement of 0.1 m. What is the maximum potential energy if the spring constant is 200 N/m?
  • A. 1 J
  • B. 2 J
  • C. 3 J
  • D. 4 J
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a spring constant of 200 N/m and a mass of 2 kg. What is its period?
  • A. 0.5 s
  • B. 1 s
  • C. 2 s
  • D. 4 s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a total energy E. If the amplitude is halved, what will be the new total energy?
  • A. E/4
  • B. E/2
  • C. E
  • D. 2E
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a total energy of 50 J and an amplitude of 10 cm. What is the spring constant?
  • A. 200 N/m
  • B. 500 N/m
  • C. 1000 N/m
  • D. 2000 N/m
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