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Titan is a moon of Saturn. A human-made robotic spacecraft is travelling in a circular orbit around Saturn.

What is the direction of the gravitational force acting on Titan and on the spacecraft?

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A

Along the direction of motion for both objects.

B

Towards the centre of Saturn for both objects.

C

No gravitational force acts on either object in space.

D

Away from the centre of Saturn for both objects.

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8.1 Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites Questions

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84 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 8.1 Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites, covering 8.1.1 Our solar system, 8.1.2 The life cycle of a star, and 8.1.3 Orbital motion, natural and artificial satellites. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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