Physics 5054 · O Level · Circular motion

Circular motion — practice question

The Moon requires $27$ days to complete one orbit around the Earth. The mean radius of the Moon's orbit is $3.8 \times 10^8\,\text{m}$. What is the Moon's average orbital speed?

  • A$160\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$1000\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$1.4 \times 10^8\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$8.8 \times 10^8\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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