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What kind of frame of reference is a satellite orbiting the Earth?

Correct answer B. A non-inertial frame

Explanation

An orbiting satellite continually accelerates towards the Earth, and any accelerating frame is non-inertial, so Newton's laws need fictitious forces there.

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