Einstein's theory of General Relativity states that space-time is able to be warped in the presence of mass or energy. This warping is what "tells" matter how to move in its presence. In the paraphrased words of physicist John Wheeler, matter tells space-time how to warp, and warped space-time tells matter how to move.
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Both the technician are correct.
All the driving force in the universe always flow from the higher body to lower body, until unless acted by external forces. Which means heat always flow from a hotter body to colder body, high pressure always flow to low pressure.
Therefore the both the technician are correct.
A) 8.11 m/s
For a satellite orbiting around an asteroid, the centripetal force is provided by the gravitational attraction between the satellite and the asteroid:
where
m is the satellite's mass
v is the speed
R is the radius of the asteroide
h is the altitude of the satellite
G is the gravitational constant
M is the mass of the asteroid
Solving the equation for v, we find
where:
Substituting into the formula,
B) 11.47 m/s
The escape speed of an object from the surface of a planet/asteroid is given by
where:
Substituting into the formula, we find: