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When an object is in orbit, it is falling at the same rate at which the Earth is curving. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

a. True
b. False

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User Jmaurier
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The statement “When an object is in orbit, it is falling at the same rate at which the Earth is curving” is true. The speed of a satellite orbiting the earth depends only on the mass of the earth and the mass of the satellite.

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User Yury Skaletskiy
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