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Science Bowl Question

📅 MIT Science Bowl 2024🎓 HS🔄 Round 4#️⃣ Question 1 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

A satellite moves periodically in a non-circular elliptical path around the Earth. At which points along the satellite's elliptical orbit is the magnitude of the force on the object minimized?

W) The endpoints of the major axis
X) The endpoints of the minor axis
Y) Apogee
Z) Perigee
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