Answer:
Is always towards the center of the Earth
Explanation:
As a satellite moves around the Earth in a circular orbit, the direction of the force of gravity is always towards the center of the Earth. At an altitude of 100 km, you would be so high that you would see black sky and stars if you looked upwards.
Same speed, because mass is neglected. The things that affect the speed are the distance and speed of the rock.
Answer:
10.6cm
Explanation:
We are given 5.3cm below the starting point (spring extension).
Therefore, to find static vertical equilibrium, we use the equation:
kx = mg
Where:
k = spring constant =
=mg/5.3 kg/s²
We are told the object was dropped from rest.
Therefore:
loss in potential energy = gain in spring p.e
Let's use the expression:
mgx = ½kx²
We are asked to find the stretch at maximum elongation x.
To find x, we make x subject of the formula.
Therefore, we have:
x = 2mg/k (after rearranging the equation above)
x = (2mg) / (mg/5.3)
x = 10.6cm
