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7.1 The Solar System and gravity

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Question 29

Titan is a natural satellite of Saturn. For a calculation, treat its orbit as circular. The radius of its orbit, measured from the centre of Saturn, is 1.22 × 106 km. One orbit takes 15.9 days15.9\ \mathrm{days}15.9 days.

Calculate Titan's orbital speed in km/s\mathrm{km/s}km/s.

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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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