Satellite Motion

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 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 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 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 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. For a satellite in a circular orbit, which of the following is true about its kinetic and potential energy?
  • A. K.E. = P.E.
  • B. K.E. > P.E.
  • C. K.E. < P.E.
  • D. K.E. = 0
Q. For a satellite in a low Earth orbit, what is the approximate altitude range? (2000)
  • A. 200-2000 km
  • B. 500-10000 km
  • C. 1000-20000 km
  • D. 30000-40000 km
Q. For a satellite in a stable orbit, what must be true about the centripetal force and gravitational force?
  • A. Centripetal force is greater than gravitational force
  • B. Centripetal force is less than gravitational force
  • C. Centripetal force equals gravitational force
  • D. Centripetal force is independent of gravitational force
Q. If a satellite is in a geostationary orbit, what is its orbital period?
  • A. 24 hours
  • B. 12 hours
  • C. 6 hours
  • D. 1 hour
Q. If a satellite is in a stable orbit, what can be said about the net force acting on it?
  • A. It is zero
  • B. It is equal to the gravitational force
  • C. It is equal to the centripetal force
  • D. It is equal to the sum of gravitational and centripetal forces
Q. If a satellite is moved to a higher orbit, what happens to its orbital period?
  • A. It decreases.
  • B. It increases.
  • C. It remains the same.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. If a satellite is moving in a circular orbit, what is the relationship between its centripetal acceleration and gravitational acceleration?
  • A. Centripetal = Gravitational
  • B. Centripetal > Gravitational
  • C. Centripetal < Gravitational
  • D. No relationship
Q. If a satellite is moving in a circular orbit, what type of energy does it possess?
  • A. Only kinetic energy
  • B. Only potential energy
  • C. Both kinetic and potential energy
  • D. Neither kinetic nor potential energy
Q. If a satellite's altitude is doubled, how does its orbital speed change?
  • A. Increases by √2
  • B. Decreases by √2
  • C. Remains the same
  • D. Increases by 2
Q. If a satellite's altitude is increased, what happens to its orbital period?
  • A. It decreases
  • B. It increases
  • C. It remains constant
  • D. It becomes zero
Q. If a satellite's speed is less than the required orbital speed, what will happen?
  • A. It will remain in orbit.
  • B. It will fall back to Earth.
  • C. It will escape into space.
  • D. It will move to a higher orbit.
Q. If the mass of a satellite is doubled while keeping its orbital radius constant, what happens to the gravitational force acting on it?
  • A. It doubles.
  • B. It remains the same.
  • C. It halves.
  • D. It quadruples.
Q. If the mass of the Earth is M and the radius is R, what is the gravitational force acting on a satellite of mass m at a height h?
  • A. GmM/R^2
  • B. GmM/(R+h)^2
  • C. GmM/(R-h)^2
  • D. GmM/h^2
Q. If the radius of the Earth is 6400 km, what is the total distance from the center of the Earth to a satellite in a geostationary orbit? (2000)
  • A. 36000 km
  • B. 42000 km
  • C. 32000 km
  • D. 28000 km
Q. If the radius of the Earth is R and a satellite is in a circular orbit at a height h above the Earth's surface, what is the expression for the orbital speed v of the satellite?
  • A. v = sqrt(GM/(R+h))
  • B. v = sqrt(GM/R)
  • C. v = sqrt(GM/(R-h))
  • D. v = sqrt(GM/(R^2 + h^2))
Q. If the radius of the Earth is R and a satellite is in a geostationary orbit, what is the height of the satellite above the Earth's surface?
  • A. R/2
  • B. R
  • C. R/3
  • D. R/4
Q. If the radius of the Earth is R and a satellite is in a low Earth orbit at a height h, what is the expression for the gravitational force acting on the satellite?
  • A. G * M * m / (R + h)^2
  • B. G * M * m / R^2
  • C. G * M * m / (R - h)^2
  • D. G * M * m / (R + h)
Q. If the radius of the Earth is R, what is the gravitational acceleration at a height R above the Earth's surface?
  • A. g/4
  • B. g/2
  • C. g
  • D. g/8
Q. If the radius of the Earth is R, what is the radius of a satellite in a geostationary orbit?
  • A. R
  • B. 2R
  • C. 3R
  • D. 4R
Q. If the radius of the Earth were to double, what would happen to the gravitational force experienced by a satellite in low Earth orbit?
  • A. It would double
  • B. It would remain the same
  • C. It would decrease to one-fourth
  • D. It would increase to four times
Q. If the radius of the orbit of a satellite is doubled, what happens to its orbital speed?
  • A. It remains the same
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It increases by a factor of √2
  • D. It decreases by a factor of √2
Q. The gravitational force acting on a satellite in orbit is dependent on which of the following?
  • A. Mass of the satellite only
  • B. Mass of the Earth only
  • C. Distance from the Earth
  • D. All of the above
Q. The time period of a satellite in a low Earth orbit is approximately how many minutes?
  • A. 90 minutes
  • B. 60 minutes
  • C. 120 minutes
  • D. 30 minutes
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