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What do we call the speed needed for a projectile (like a cannonball) to overcome the force of Earth's gravity?

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Answer:

Escape Velocity

Step-by-step explanation:

"the lowest velocity which a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object."

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User SecretAgentMan
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Newton’s cannonball
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