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A spaceship orbits the earth at a constant speed along a circular path. When an astronaut inside the spaceship releases an object, it does not move away form him. Which of the following is the most accurate reason for this?

A

The astronaut and the object move along the same circular path due ot the earth's gravitational pull.

B

An object moving in a circular path round the earth experiences no gravitaional pull.

C

The gravitational forces on the object due to the spaceship exactly balance the gravitational pull on it due to the earth.

D

The gravitational pull on the object due to the earth is very weak at a large distance from the earth.

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