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Question 1

Which statement regarding celestial bodies beyond Earth in our Solar System is correct?

A

The dwarf planet Ceres resides in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune, with an orbital period of approximately 248 Earth years.

B

Titan, a moon of Saturn, is the only natural satellite in our Solar System known to possess a dense atmosphere and stable bodies of liquid on its surface.

C

According to Kepler's Third Law, a satellite in a circular orbit around Jupiter at a radius of 4RJ4R_{\text{J}}4RJ​ will have an orbital period exactly twice that of a satellite orbiting at 2RJ2R_{\text{J}}2RJ​.

D

Mercury has a significantly higher surface gravitational field strength than Mars because its average orbital distance from the Sun is much smaller.

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Beyond Earth Questions

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27 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics Beyond Earth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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