1) The mass of Planet W is 1/100 that of Earth and its radius is 1/4 that of Earth. If the weight of an object is 600 N on Earth, what would it weigh on Planet W?     24 N     48 N     96 N     192 N     600 N a) The weight of an object at the surface of Earth is 90 N. What is its weight at a distance 2R from the surface of Earth?     10 N     30 N     90 N     270 N     810 N b) The periods of a satellite orbiting a planet does not depend on the:     radius of the orbit     mass of the planet     mass of the satellite     it depends on all of the above

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1)

The mass of Planet W is 1/100 that of Earth and its radius is 1/4 that of Earth. If the weight of an object is 600 N on Earth, what would it weigh on Planet W?
   
24 N
   
48 N
   
96 N
   
192 N
   
600 N

a)

The weight of an object at the surface of Earth is 90 N. What is its weight at a distance 2R from the surface of Earth?
   
10 N
   
30 N
   
90 N
   
270 N
   
810 N

b)

The periods of a satellite orbiting a planet does not depend on the:
   
radius of the orbit
   
mass of the planet
   
mass of the satellite
   
it depends on all of the above
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