Question

A satellite orbits Earth. The only force on the satellite is the gravitational force exerted by Earth. How does the satellite’s acceleration compared to the gravitational field at the location of the satellite?

Answer 1

Answer:

here we can say that acceleration of the satellite is same as the gravitational field due to Earth at that location

Explanation:

As we know that gravitational field is defined as the force experienced by the satellite per unit of mass

so we will have

$E = \frac{F}{m}$

now in order to find the acceleration of the satellite we know by Newton's II law

$F = ma$

so we will have

$a = \frac{F}{m}$

so here we can say that acceleration of the satellite is same as the gravitational field due to Earth at that location

Answer 2

Answer:

The gravitational field and the acceleration point in the same direction.

The magnitudes of the acceleration and the gravitational field strength are equal.

These are the two answers

Explanation: