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What will happen to a spacecraft that is moving far out in space, and that is outside Earth’s atmosphere and the pull of gravity? A. It will continue to move at the same speed and in the same direction.
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What will happen to a spacecraft that is moving far out in space, and that is outside Earth’s atmosphere and the pull of gravity?

A. It will continue to move at the same speed and in the same direction.
B. It will eventually slow down and fall to Earth.
C. It will continue to move faster and faster away from Earth.
D. It will burn up due to friction.

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Answer: A

Because of Newtons first law (Newton's First Law states that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.) External forces being gravity and friction which the spaceship is Far enough away to not feel earths gravity and there is no Friction in space due to it being a void.

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B.It will eventually slow down and fall to earth that’s what I think
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