Physics 9702: GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS Topical Past Paper Questions
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A satellite is in geostationary orbit around the Earth. The orbit is circular. **(a)** > **(i)** State what is meant by a geostationary orbit. [1] > **(ii)** State **two** properties of the orbit. [2] **(b)** The orbit has radius $R$ and period $T$. > **(i)** Determine an express…
(a) State Newton's law of gravitation. [2] (b) A binary star consists of star A, of mass $4.0 \times 10^{30}$ kg, and star B, of mass $2.0 \times 10^{30}$ kg, separated by a distance of $3.3 \times 10^{12}$ m. The stars are both in circular orbit around their common centre of gra…
(a) State Newton's law of gravitation. [2] (b) A planet may be considered as a uniform sphere. A satellite is in circular orbit of period T around the planet at a height h above the surface. The height of the orbit can be adjusted by use of the satellite's rocket engines. Fig. 1.…
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