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Question
What does the negative sign in the total energy of a satellite indicate?
Options
It’s moving away from Earth
It has no kinetic energy
It’s gravitationally bound to Earth
It keeps losing energy
MCQ
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Solution
It’s gravitationally bound to Earth
Explanation:
Negative energy means the satellite is trapped by Earth’s gravity and can’t escape without extra energy.
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