Physics 0625 · IGCSE · The Earth and the Solar System

The Earth and the Solar System — practice question

Table 9.1 presents data for three planets in the Solar System.
(a)[1]

State which planet is labelled X.

(b)[1]

Describe the link shown in Table 9.1 between a planet’s mass and the gravitational field strength at its surface.

(c)[1]

Explain why ‘distance from Sun’ in Table 9.1 is given as an average value.

(d)[3]

Demonstrate that the Earth’s average orbital speed is about $30\,\text{km s}^{-1}$.

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