Section 5- Rockets And Satellites

Question 0

Centripetal force

Answer 0

Any force that causes an object to move in a circular path

Question 1

Satellite

Answer 1

Any object that orbits another object in space

Question 2

What keeps a satellite in orbit?

Answer 2

Satellites in orbit around Earth continuously fall toward Earth, but because Earth is curved they travel around it.

Question 3

How does a rocket lift off the ground?

Answer 3

A rocket can rise into the air because the gases it expels with a downward action force exert an equal but opposite reaction force on the rocket