Physics 5054 · O Level · Earth and the Solar System

Earth and the Solar System — practice question

A planet’s orbital speed about the Sun is $v$ and its orbital period is $T$. Jupiter is located farther from the Sun than the Earth. Which planet has the larger value of $v$, and which planet has the larger value of $T$?

  • Agreater orbital speed $v$: Earth; greater orbital period $T$: Earth
  • Bgreater orbital speed $v$: Earth; greater orbital period $T$: Jupiter
  • Cgreater orbital speed $v$: Jupiter; greater orbital period $T$: Jupiter
  • Dgreater orbital speed $v$: Jupiter; greater orbital period $T$: Earth

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