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Rotating Systems: Energy & Momentum

Question 1
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
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A small satellite orbits a much larger planet. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the motion of the planet?

Question 2
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following quantities are conserved for a satellite in a circular orbit around a planet?

Question 3
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

What is the value of gravitational potential energy between two objects when they are an infinite distance apart?

Question 4
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A satellite with mass m=100,kgm = 100 ,\text{kg}m=100,kg orbits a planet with mass M=5.97×1024,kgM = 5.97 \times 10^{24} ,\text{kg}M=5.97×1024,kg at a distance of r=6.37×106,mr = 6.37 \times 10^6 ,\text{m}r=6.37×106,m. What is the gravitational potential energy of the satellite-planet system? (Assume G=6.674×10−11,N⋅m2/kg2G = 6.674 \times 10^{-11} ,\text{N} \cdot \text{m}^2/\text{kg}^2G=6.674×10−11,N⋅m2/kg2)

Question 5
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A satellite moves from a distance r1r_1r1​ to a distance r2r_2r2​ away from a planet, where r2>r1r_2 > r_1r2​>r1​. What is the change in gravitational potential energy of the satellite?

Question 6
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A satellite is in an elliptical orbit around Earth. At which point in its orbit is the satellite's kinetic energy the greatest?

Question 7
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
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In an elliptical orbit, how do the kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE) change as a satellite moves from the apoapsis to the periapsis?

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Question 8
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A satellite in an elliptical orbit has a perihelion distance of rpr_prp​ and an aphelion distance of rar_ara​. What is the ratio of its speed at perihelion (vpv_pvp​) to its speed at aphelion (vav_ava​)?

Question 9
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A satellite of mass mmm is orbiting a planet of mass MMM at a distance rrr. If the mass of the satellite is doubled, what happens to the escape velocity?

Question 10
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

What is the escape velocity from the surface of a planet with mass M=3.0×1024,kgM = 3.0 \times 10^{24} ,\text{kg}M=3.0×1024,kg and radius r=5.0×106,mr = 5.0 \times 10^6 ,\text{m}r=5.0×106,m? (Assume G=6.674×10−11,N⋅m2/kg2G = 6.674 \times 10^{-11} ,\text{N} \cdot \text{m}^2/\text{kg}^2G=6.674×10−11,N⋅m2/kg2)