A group of scientists is trying to launch an object into orbit, and the object is traveling at 6500 m/s Which best explains why the object will not successfully orbit Earth?

An object in low Earth orbit needs to travel roughly 7,800 m/s sideways so that its fall around Earth matches the planet’s curvature. At 6,500 m/s, it is moving too slowly to stay in orbit and would eventually fall back toward Earth. Therefore, the best choice is “The object is not traveling fast enough to match Earth’s curvature.”

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