Answer:
The Forces of Flight
At any given time, there are four forces acting upon an aircraft.
These forces are lift, weight (or gravity), drag and thrust. Lift is
the key aerodynamic force that keeps objects in the air. It is the
force that opposes weight; thus, lift helps to keep an aircraft in
the air. Weight is the force that works vertically by pulling all
objects, including aircraft, toward the center of the Earth. In order
to fly an aircraft, something (lift) needs to press it in the opposite
direction of gravity. The weight of an object controls how strong
the pressure (lift) will need to be. Lift is that pressure. Drag is a
mechanical force generated by the interaction and contract of a
solid body, such as an airplane, with a fluid (liquid or gas). Finally,
the thrust is the force that is generated by the engines of an
aircraft in order for the aircraft to move forward.
Explanation:
The Law of Conservation of Energy
Answers:
a) 
b) 
Explanation:
a) Since we are told the satellites circle the space station at constant speed, we can assume they follow a uniform circular motion and their tangential speeds
are given by:
(1)
Where:
is the angular frequency
is the radius of the orbit of each satellite
is the period of the orbit of each satellite
Isolating
:
(2)
Applying this equation to each satellite:
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Ordering this periods from largest to smallest:

b) Acceleration
is defined as the variation of velocity in time:
(9)
Applying this equation to each satellite:
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
Ordering this acceerations from largest to smallest:

Answer: The force constant k is 10600 kg/s^2
Step by step:
Use the law of energy conservation. When the elevator hits the spring, it has a certain kinetic and a potential energy. When the elevator reaches the point of still stand the kinetic and potential energies have been transformed to work performed by the elevator in the form of friction (brake clamp) and loading the spring.
Let us define the vertical height axis as having two points: h=2m at the point of elevator hitting the spring, and h=0m at the point of stopping.
The total energy at the point h=2m is:

The total energy at the point h=0m is:

The two Energy values are to be equal (by law of energy conservation), which allows us to determine the only unknown, namely the force constant k:

Answer:
(a) gravitational potential energy converted to kinetic energy
(b) chemical energy is converted to light or heat energy
(c) mechanical energy is converted into kinetic energy