Physics 0625 · IGCSE · The Earth and the Solar System

The Earth and the Solar System — practice question

The mean distance between the Earth and the Sun is $1.5 \times 10^{11}\,\text{m}$. Determine the orbital speed of the Earth.

  • A$4.0 \times 10^{5}\,\text{km/day}$
  • B$1.3 \times 10^{6}\,\text{km/day}$
  • C$2.6 \times 10^{6}\,\text{km/day}$
  • D$1.9 \times 10^{14}\,\text{km/day}$

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