An astronaut is out in space far from any large bodies. Heuses his jets to start

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An astronaut is out in space far from any large bodies. Heuses his jets to start spinning, then releases a baseball he hasbeen holding in his hand. Ignoring the gravitational force betweenthe astronaut and the baseball, how would you describe the path ofthe baseball after it leaves the astronaut's hand? a) It continues to circle the astronaut in a circle with thesame radius it had before leaving the astronaut's       hand. b) It moves off in a straight line. c) It moves off in an ever-widening arc. An astronaut is out in space far from any large bodies. Heuses his jets to start spinning, then releases a baseball he hasbeen holding in his hand. Ignoring the gravitational force betweenthe astronaut and the baseball, how would you describe the path ofthe baseball after it leaves the astronaut's hand? a) It continues to circle the astronaut in a circle with thesame radius it had before leaving the astronaut's       hand. b) It moves off in a straight line. c) It moves off in an ever-widening arc.

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