Motion of a Satellite ( Orbital Velocity, Time Period and Energy of Satellite ) NEET Questions

Physics - Gravitation

Motion of a Satellite ( Orbital Velocity, Time Period and Energy of Satellite ) MCQ Questions


7.
The velocity required to keep a satellite in a circular orbit is called:
A.
Orbital velocity
B.
Escape velocity
C.
Terminal velocity
D.
Tangential velocity
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ANSWER :
A. Orbital velocity
8.
The energy required to place a satellite in orbit is:
A.
The sum of kinetic and potential energy
B.
Equal to its kinetic energy
C.
Equal to its potential energy
D.
Twice its potential energy
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ANSWER :
A. The sum of kinetic and potential energy
9.
The total energy of a satellite in a circular orbit is:

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A.
Equal to its kinetic energy
B.
Equal to its potential energy
C.
Negative and half of its potential energy
D.
Zero
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ANSWER :
C. Negative and half of its potential energy
10.
The minimum energy required to launch a satellite into orbit is:
A.
Half of its orbital energy
B.
Equal to its total energy
C.
Twice its kinetic energy
D.
Equal to its potential energy
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ANSWER :
B. Equal to its total energy
11.
The time period of a satellite orbiting Earth in a circular orbit is:
A.
Dependent on its velocity
B.
Dependent on its mass
C.
Independent of its mass
D.
Dependent on its shape
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ANSWER :
C. Independent of its mass
12.
The speed of a satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth is:
A.
Dependent on the orbital altitude
B.
Dependent on the mass of the satellite
C.
Independent of the mass of the satellite
D.
Dependent on the satellite's shape
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ANSWER :
C. Independent of the mass of the satellite