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A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of 120 km. What will happen to the ball ?

A

It will continue to move with the same speed along the original orbit of spacecraft

B

It will move with the same speed, tangentially to the spacecraft.

C

It will fall down to the earth gradually

D

It will go very far in the space.

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