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7.1 The Solar System and gravity

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Question 23

An asteroid moves around the Sun with an average orbital speed of 17 km/s. It takes 46 000 h46\,000\ \mathrm{h}46000 h to complete one orbit.

What total distance does the asteroid travel in one orbit?

[1]
A

4.7×107 km4.7 \times 10^7\ \mathrm{km}4.7×107 km

B

7.8×105 km7.8 \times 10^5\ \mathrm{km}7.8×105 km

C

2.8×109 km2.8 \times 10^9\ \mathrm{km}2.8×109 km

D

9.7×106 km9.7 \times 10^6\ \mathrm{km}9.7×106 km

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7.1 The Solar System and gravity Questions

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

80 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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