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The satellites orbiting the earth, eventually fall to the earth when they are left unsupervised or unattended because _____

The satellites orbiting the earth, eventually fall to the earth when they are left unsupervised or unattended because _____ Correct Answer of viscous forces causing the speed of the satellite and hence height to gradually decrease

Due to the presence of some gases of the atmosphere and other debris, the satellites speed is reduced due to viscous forces. This reduces the height of the satellite. Hence, it eventually falls to the earth.

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S1: Today the Earth has many satellites besides the moon.
P: But the pull of the Earth keep them from doing so.
Q: The artificial satellites do not fall because they are going too fast to do so.
R: They are artificial satellites made by man and very much smaller than the man.
S: As they speed along, they tend to go straight off into space.
S6: As a result, they travel in an orbit round the Earth.

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