Satellites in near-earth orbit experience a very slight drag due to the extremely thin upper atmosphere. these satellites slowly but surely spiral inward, where they finally burn up as they reach the thicker lower levels of the atmosphere. the radius decreases so slowly that you can consider the satellite to have a circular orbit at all times. as a satellite spirals inward, does it speed up, slow down, or maintain the same speed?

Bernie drove home from a vacation in 1.5 hours. he traveled a total distance of 60 miles. what was his average speed in miles per hour? a. 60 mph b. 90 mph c. 40 mph d. 55mph

A23 kg log of wood begins from rest, 300 m up a sluice (a water track used to transport logs, think of it as an inclined plane with negligible friction) inclined at 20° to the horizontal. after it reaches the flat waterway at the bottom it collides elastically with a 100 kg block of wood initially at rest near the base of the incline. (a) how long does it take the 23 kg log to travel down the incline? (b) what is the speed of the 23 kg log at the bottom of the incline? (c) what are the velocities of both blocks of wood after the collision? (d) what is the total kinetic energy before the collision? (e) what is the kinetic energy of the 23 kg log after the collision? (f) what is the kinetic energy of the 100 kg block of wood after the collision? (g) what is the total kinetic energy after the collision? (h) compare the total initial and total final kinetic energies. is this consistent with what you would expect for elastic collisions? explain!

You throw a baseball directly upward at time =0 at an initial speed of 14.9 m/s. what is the maximum height the ball reaches above where it leaves your hand? ignore air resistance and take =9.80 m/s2.