A meteroid is in a circular orbit 600 km above the surface of a distant planet. the planet has the same mass as Earth but has a
radius that is 90% of Earths (where Earths radius is approximately 6370 km). The acceleration of the meteroid due to the gravitational force exerted by the planet is most nearly
A) 9 m/s^2 toward the center of the planet
B) 9 m/s^2 in the direction of the meteoroids motion
C) 10 m/s^2 toward the center of the planet
D) 10 m/s^2 in the direction of the meteoroids motion
Well, the answer to this question is D) 10 m/s^2 in the direction of the meteoroids motion. Glad I could help and have a fantastic day! Also, can you please mark my answer as the brainliest answer? Thanks.
The masses of earth and this planet are the same and the radius is only diffferent by 10% so as gravitational force acceleration is 9.8m/s^2 on earth, it can be estimated to be around 10m/s^2.
Using the third law, we know acceleration is toward the larger mass from attraction, thus having it point toward the center of the planet.
