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Suppose an astronaut throws a spoon out of a spacecraft. Will the spoon fall to the Earth?
- AYes,it will fall to the Earth due to gravity.
- BNo,it will continue to orbit the Earth with the same orbital velocity as the spacecraft.
- CNo,it will fly away into deep space.
- DYes,it will burn up in the atmosphere.
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