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what force prevents a satellite from falling?
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<blockquote data-quote="MARKB" data-source="post: 1531400" data-attributes="member: 212132"><p>None of these.</p><p></p><p>Gravity is what keeps the satellite IN ORBIT but it doesn't prevent it from falling (in fact, it's what makes it fall).</p><p></p><p>There's no air drag because there's no air in space (duh.)</p><p></p><p>And inertia isn't a force.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MARKB, post: 1531400, member: 212132"] None of these. Gravity is what keeps the satellite IN ORBIT but it doesn't prevent it from falling (in fact, it's what makes it fall). There's no air drag because there's no air in space (duh.) And inertia isn't a force. [/QUOTE]
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