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A planet orbits the Sun with an orbital speed of 48 km/s. The radius of the orbit is 5.7 × 107 km.
What is the orbital period of the planet?
Choose your answer
3.7 × 10⁶ s
7.5 × 10⁶ s
8.6 × 10⁹ s
1.7 × 10¹⁰ s
Combined Science — Physics
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A planet orbits the Sun with an orbital speed of 48 km/s. The radius of the orbit is 5.7 × 107 km.
What is the orbital period of the planet?
Choose your answer
3.7 × 10⁶ s
7.5 × 10⁶ s
8.6 × 10⁹ s
1.7 × 10¹⁰ s
The Earth orbits the Sun as part of the Solar System.
State the name of the planet that orbits closest to the Sun.
The Earth orbits the Sun at an average distance of and takes for one orbit.
Calculate the orbital speed of the Earth around the Sun in .