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Date November 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16N.1.HL.TZ0.32
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Question number 32 Adapted from N/A

Question

A satellite of mass 1500 kg is in the Earth’s gravitational field. It moves from a point where the gravitational potential is –30 MJ kg–1 to a point where the gravitational potential is –20 MJ kg–1. What is the direction of movement of the satellite and the change in its gravitational potential energy?

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Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 10: Fields » 10.2 – Fields at work
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