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7.1 The Solar System and gravity

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Question 14

The dwarf planet Makemake has an orbital speed of 4.6 × 103 m/s.

Makemake travels a distance of 4.14 × 1012 m when it completes one orbit around the Sun.

Calculate the time taken for Makemake to orbit the Sun once. Give your answer in standard form.

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7.1 The Solar System and gravity Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /7.1 The Solar System and gravity

28 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 7.1 The Solar System and gravity, covering 7.1.1 Weight and g on different bodies in space, 7.1.2 The Solar System, 7.1.3 Changing ideas about the Solar System, 7.1.4 Orbits of moons, planets, comets and satellites, and 7.1.5 Gravity and orbital motion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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