A satellite weighs 17000 N on the surface of the Earth. What would be it's weight two Earth radii above the surface of the Earth?

at positions a, g kinetic energy is maximum.

at position d, potential energy is maximum.

the aurora is formed when charged particles emitted from the sun during a solar flare penetrate the earth's magnetic shield and collide with atoms and molecules in our atmosphere. these collisions result in countless little bursts of light, called photons, which make up the aurora.

auroras are generated by charged solar particles hitting molecules in earth's atmosphere. this usually happens in high latitudes, because our planet’s magnetic field tends to funnel these particles toward the poles. that’s why it can be experienced in northern ohio.