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A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth
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A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of . What will happen to the ball ? .

A
continue to move with same speed along a straight line tangentially to the satellite at that time

B
continue to move with the same speed along the original orbit of satellite

C
fall down to the earth gradually

D
go far away in space

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A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of . What will happen to the ball ? .