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An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit `120km` above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out of space-ship. The spoon will

A

Fall vertically down to the earth

B

Move towards the moon

C

Will move along with space-ship

D

Will move in an irregular way then fall down to earth

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C
Spoon has same velocity as the ship.
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