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Motion in Straight Line
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Why does a satellite need no fuel to move round a planet in fixed orbit?

Answer

Satellite needs no fuel to move around a planet in a fixed orbit because the gravitational force of attraction between the satellite and the planet provides the necessary centripetal force required to revolve around it. 

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Some More Questions From Motion in Straight Line Chapter

When an object in motion can be considered as particle or point object?

Can you think of physical phenomena involving the moon in which moon cannot be treated as particle?

A train is crossing the bridge. Can it be taken as a particle?

Can a train be taken a particle? Give an example in support of your answer.

 A particle is moving along curved line in space. Is the motion one dimensional?

State which of the following are examples of one, two or three dimensional motion: 

(a) A kite flying in the sky.

(b) The earth revolving around the sun. 

(c) A train moving along the equator of the earth in clockwise direction. 

(d) Accelerated motion of a particle in a straight line.

Define distance.

Define displacement.

Can magnitude of displacement be greater than distance travelled by particle?