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lawyer [7]
4 years ago
15

When the space shuttle coasts in a circular orbit at constant speed about the earth, is it accelerating? if so, in what directio

n?
Physics
2 answers:
pochemuha4 years ago
5 0
Yes. Acceleration means any change in speed or direction of motion. When an object coasts in a circular orbit at constant speed around the Earth, its direction is constantly changing. The acceleration is "CENTRIPETAL", which points toward the center of the circle.
Lesechka [4]4 years ago
4 0

Answer: YES it is accelerating and the direction is towards the centre

Explanation:

Acceletion is defined as the ratio of change in velocity in a direction with time. When a space shuttle moves in a circular orbit, accelerating at a constant speed, it's movement is centripetal. And it accelerates towards the centre.

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