ANSWER:
D) centripetal acceleration.
STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:
When a body performs a uniform circular motion, the direction of the velocity vector changes at every instant. This variation is experienced by the linear vector, due to a force called centripetal, directed towards the center of the circumference that gives rise to the centripetal acceleration.
Therefore, the answer is centripetal acceleration.
1. The velocity of the spacecraft at position 2 is greater than the velocity of the craft at position 4.
This is due the gravity field of the Earth is used to accelerate the craft. This is true when in a specific point the direction of the movement of the craft is the same direction of the movement of the planet.
In this case the craft will be “catched” by the Earth’s gravitational field, making the craft to enter a circular orbit.
2. At point 1, the direction of the spacecraft changes because of the gravitational force between earth and the spacecraft.
As explained in the first answer, this is the exact point where the trajectory of the spacecraft enters into a circular orbit because of the attraction due gravity of the Earth and therefore changes its direction.
3. Position 3 represents the orbital path of Earth
Being this the orbital path of the Earth and considering the trajectory of the craft, the condition of accelerating the craft is accomplished. If the orbital path of the Earth were the opposite, the effect on the craft would be braking.
Note all of these is related to the gravitational assistance, this consists in a maneuver in which the energy of the gravitational field of a planet or satellite is used to obtain an acceleration or braking of the probe or craft, changing its trajectory.
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Answer:
a) Linear equation
Explanation:
Definition of acceleration
if a=constant and we integrate the last equation
So the relation between the time and the velocity is linear. If we plot the velocity in function of time, the plot is a line, and the acceleration is the slope of this line.
