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An earth's satellite is revolving in a circular orbit with a uniform speed. If the gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite will .............. .

A

return to the earth along a curved path.

B

continue to move with the same speed along a tangent to the orbit.

C

continue to move with the same speed along the original orbit.

D

move along the original orbit with decreasing speed before coming to rest somewhere in the orbit.

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