Multiple Choice
A physicist launches two asteroids in circular orbits with identical angular momenta.Asteroid A's orbit has twice the radius of Asteroid B's orbit.How do their orbital velocities compare to each other?
A) Asteroid A moves faster than Asteroid B.
B) Asteroid A moves slower than Asteroid B.
C) Asteroid A moves at the same speed as Asteroid B.
D) The velocities of both asteroids vary along their orbits.
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