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Question
The escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the:
Options
Centripetal force due to Earth’s revolution
Earth’s gravitational pull
Centripetal force due to Earth’s rotation
Moons gravitational pull
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Solution
Earth’s gravitational pull
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