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Answer : 4. "In re-entering the earth and overcoming the gravity of the earth in a soft landing"
When is the maximum fuel consumption during the round trip to the Moon?
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When is the maximum fuel consumption during the round trip to the Moon?
- 1To overcome the gravity of the earth while flyingfalse
- 2To overcome the gravity of the moon on landing on the moonfalse
- 3To overcome the gravity of the moon while flying from the moonfalse
- 4In re-entering the earth and overcoming the gravity of the earth in a soft landingtrue
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Answer : 4. "In re-entering the earth and overcoming the gravity of the earth in a soft landing"
Explanation :
Maximum fuel is consumed when the spaceship has to reach the greatest velocity. We know that the velocity required to escape the gravitational pull of Earth is more than the velocity required to escape the gravitational pull of the Moon.