INTERPLANETARY
ASTRODYNAMICS 1ST EDITION BY
DAVID B SPENCER AND DAVIDE
CONTE 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ What does torque depend on?
Answer: Force and distance from axis
◉ What happens if net torque is zero?
Answer: Angular momentum is conserved
◉ What happens when a skater pulls their arms in?
Answer: Angular velocity increases
◉ What increases when a rolling object speeds up?
Answer: Both translational and rotational kinetic energy
◉ What happens to a satellite that moves closer to Earth?
Answer: Speed increases
◉ What happens when a wheel is moving such that (v > wr)?
ASTRODYNAMICS 1ST EDITION BY
DAVID B SPENCER AND DAVIDE
CONTE 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ What does torque depend on?
Answer: Force and distance from axis
◉ What happens if net torque is zero?
Answer: Angular momentum is conserved
◉ What happens when a skater pulls their arms in?
Answer: Angular velocity increases
◉ What increases when a rolling object speeds up?
Answer: Both translational and rotational kinetic energy
◉ What happens to a satellite that moves closer to Earth?
Answer: Speed increases
◉ What happens when a wheel is moving such that (v > wr)?
