- Two satellites orbit the earth. Their orbits are circular, and each
satellite travels at a constant speed. If the mass of Satellite #2 is
twice the mass of Satellite #1, which satellite’s speed is greater?
(A) Satellite #1, by a factor of
(B) Satellite #1, by a factor of 2
(C) Satellite #2, by a factor of
(D) Satellite #2, by a factor of 2
(E) Neither; the satellites’ speeds are the same
Questions 15-17 refer to the collision of two blocks on a frictionless
table. Before the collision, the block of mass m is at rest.