When a satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth enters the atmospheric region, it encounters small airresistance to its motion. Then(A) Its kinetic energy increases(B) Its kinetic energy decreases(C) Its angular momentum about the Earth decreases(D) Its period of revolution around the Earth increases

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