Imagine a 10-kg rock speeding through empty space at 200 m/s, so far away from other objects that there is no gravitational force (or any other outside forces) exerted on the rock. What is the rock's subsequent motion?
A) The rock will continue to move in a straight line at 200 m/s.
B) The rock will slow down and eventually stop.
C) The rock will go into an elliptical orbit.
D) The rock will go into a circular orbit.
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