Question

You need more speed to orbit a planet than you do to escape from it

Select one:

True

False

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

Escape velocity is the speed needed for any freely moving object to run away from the gravitational pull of the massive body like the sun. This depends on the direction of movement as earth's escape velocity is 465m/s at the equator so a rocket would need a speed of 10.73 km from where the rocket would launch the surface velocity would impact it and the escape velocity would eventually decrease due to friction and gravity pull.