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6.1.2a Contents of the Solar System

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Question 31
a.

State, in order, the names of the four planets closest to the Sun, from closest to furthest.

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b.

Define a light-minute.

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c.

Saturn is 1 440 000 000 000 m1\,440\,000\,000\,000\text{ m}1440000000000 m (1.44 × 1012 m) from the Sun.

The speed of light is 300 000 000 m/s300\,000\,000\text{ m/s}300000000 m/s (3.0 × 108 m/s).

Calculate the time for light to travel from the Sun to Saturn.

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60 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 6.1.2a Contents of the Solar System. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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