Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Motion

Motion — practice question

The Earth takes about 365 days to complete one orbit of the Sun. The mean radius of the Earth’s path around the Sun is $1.5 \times 10^8\ \text{km}$. What is the Earth’s average orbital speed?

  • A$30\ \text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$4.8 \times 10^3\ \text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$3.0 \times 10^4\ \text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$4.1 \times 10^{10}\ \text{m s}^{-1}$

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