Physics 0625 · IGCSE · The Earth and the Solar System

The Earth and the Solar System — practice question

Fig. 11.1 shows the Earth moving in an orbit around the Sun.
(a(i))[1]

State the name of the force responsible for keeping the Earth in orbit around the Sun.

(a(ii))[1]

State the time needed for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun. Include the unit.

(a(iii))[1]

State the time taken by the Earth to rotate once about its axis. Include the unit.

(a(iv))[2]

The Sun is made mainly of two gases. State the names of these two gases.

(b(i))[1]

State the name of one of those other two regions.

(b(ii))[3]

Calculate the time needed for visible light to move from the Sun to the Earth when the Earth is in the position shown in Fig. 11.1.

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