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Can You Answer These Super Basic Physics Questions?

They are CLOSE to circular, but are actually elliptical.

The main issue is the compressed air caused by the [shock wave](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/orion/orionheatshield.html) in front of the craft.

Friction plays a role at lower altitudes!

Much like a can of soda with a comparably low amount of air inside it relative to its environment, this test was crushed by your brilliance.

You crushed it!

Much like a single joule, you successfully transferred enough work to this quiz that you almost certainly pushed it the one meter you needed to get into commendable territory.

Nice work!

Much like an astronaut in trapped in the cold, dark vacuum of empty space, this quiz was completely unaffected by your rather meek gravity.

You are totally adrift when it comes to physics!

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