Question

A spaceship is moving in a straight line on its way to a planet. The pilot sees that the planet is ahead and to the left. She claims that she does not need to use the engines to push the ship toward the planet. Explain why the pilot is correct or incorrect.

A.She is incorrect. She will need engines to propel the spaceship closer to the planet because she is in space with no gravity.
B.She is correct. The planet is larger than the ship and gravity will pull the ship closer without the use of engines and she will orbit the planet.
C. She is incorrect because engines are needed to go left.
D. She is correct because she can float in any direction.

Answer 1

Answer:

(b)

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Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is b option because it will pull the ship towards the planet due to gravitational force.

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