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What kind of acceleration does a satellite have when it orbits the earth at a constant speed?

Correct answer B. Uniform acceleration

Explanation

Although its speed stays constant, the satellite keeps changing direction, so it has a centripetal acceleration of constant magnitude always directed towards the centre of the earth.

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