On the surface of earth, a spacecraft has a mass of 2.00 x 10⁴ kilograms. what is the mass of the spacecraft at a distance of one earth radius above earth's surface?
(1) 5.00 × 10³ kg
(2) 2.00 × 10⁴ kg
(3) 4.90 × 10⁴ kg
(4) 1.96 × 10⁵ kg

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the earths atmosphere is made up of nitrogen and oxygen. solids can turn into gasses through a process called sublimation. sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase.

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the answer is b, have negligible mass

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.