Asteroids X, Y, and Z have equal mass of 8.0 kg each. They orbit around a planet

Question

Asteroids X, Y, and Z have equal mass of 8.0 kg each. They orbit around a planet with M=7.20E+24 kg. The orbits are in the plane of the paper and are drawn to scale.

In the statements below, TE is the total mechanical energy, KE is the kinetic energy, and PE is the potential energy.

Answers: greater than, less than, or equal to

The PE of Z at u is .... the PE of Y at i
The PE of Z at s is .... that at a
The TE of Z is .... the TE of X
The TE of Z is .... the TE of Y
The PE of Z at s is .... the PE of X at s
The PE of X at s is .... the PE of Z at u
The KE of Y at c is .... that at i
The speed of X at s is .... that at r

Explanation / Answer

while answering i am considering the points with more negative potential energy to be "lesser"

1)equal

2)greater

3)less

4)greater

5)equal

6)greater

7)equal

8)greater

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse A
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.