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Date November 2020 Marks available 1 Reference code 20N.1.HL.TZ0.30
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone 0 - no time zone
Command term Question number 30 Adapted from N/A

Question

Two satellites W and X have the same mass. They have circular orbits around the same planet. W is closer to the surface than X. What quantity is smaller for W than for X?

A.  Gravitational force from the planet

B.  Angular velocity

C.  Orbital speed

D.  Orbital period

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

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Core » Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation » 6.2 – Newton’s law of gravitation
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