✓ 10. A satellite moves in a non-circular (elliptical) orbit around the Earth. Ignore any effects of the Moon or Sun. Consider the Earth to be a uniform sphere with no atmosphere. Which one of the following statements is true? a. The energy (kinetic plus gravitational potential energy) of the satellite is greater than zero. Note that the potential energy follows the usual convention of having value zero when the satellite is far from the Earth. by. The satellite's speed increases as its distance from the Earth's center decreases because its angular momentum increases about an axis through the center of the Earth. c.) The satellite is in free fall because the net force on it is non-zero. d. The magnitude of the acceleration of the satellite is greatest when it is furthest from the Earth. The net torque on the satellite about an axis through the center of the Earth increases as it gets closer to the Earth.

✓ 10. A satellite moves in a non-circular (elliptical) orbit around the Earth. Ignore any effects of the Moon or Sun. Consider the Earth to be a uniform sphere with no atmosphere. Which one of the following statements is true? a. The energy (kinetic plus gravitational potential energy) of the satellite is greater than zero. Note that the potential energy follows the usual convention of having value zero when the satellite is far from the Earth. by. The satellite's speed increases as its distance from the Earth's center decreases because its angular momentum increases about an axis through the center of the Earth. c.) The satellite is in free fall because the net force on it is non-zero. d. The magnitude of the acceleration of the satellite is greatest when it is furthest from the Earth. The net torque on the satellite about an axis through the center of the Earth increases as it gets closer to the Earth.