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What law or theory can explain the idea that if you are standing on a Earth, satellites move quickly but if you are standing on another satellite they stay still?

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Answer:

The theory of relativity

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User Nathan English
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Answer:

Law of Inertia.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the absence of gravity, a satellite would move in a straight line path tangent to the Earth, while in the absence of any forces, an object in motion such a satellite would continue in motion with the same speed and direction.

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