(C) When an object is dropped from a spaceship orbiting the Earth,it possesses the same orbital velocity as the spaceship at that instant. Since there

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(C) When an object is dropped from a spaceship orbiting the Earth,it possesses the same orbital velocity as the spaceship at that instant. Since there is no external force (like air resistance) to change its state of motion in the vacuum of space,the spoon will continue to move in the same circular orbit alongside the spaceship. Therefore,the spoon will move along with the spaceship.

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An astronaut orbiting the Earth in a circular orbit $120 \ km$ above the surface of the Earth,gently drops a spoon out of the spaceship. The spoon will

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Fall vertically down to the Earth
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Move towards the moon
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Will move along with the spaceship
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Will move in an irregular way then fall down to Earth

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