Multiple Choice
The radius of Earth is 6378 km.The force of gravity on a 1 kg ball at Earth's surface is 9.8 kg m s - 2.What is the force of gravity on this same ball when the ball is located 12,756 km from Earth's center? G = 6.67*10 - 11 N m2 kg - 2
A) 2.45 kg m s - 2
B) 39.2 kg m s - 2
C) 4.9 kg m s - 2
D) 19.6 kg m s - 2
E) 9.8 kg m s - 2
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