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The document contains a table with data about planets in our solar system including diameter, distance from the sun, time of orbit, and mass. It then asks questions about the data: (1) Earth has about the same diameter as Venus. (2) Jupiter has the largest gravitational field strength because it is the largest planet in terms of mass and diameter. (3) The student's statement that smaller planets have shorter orbital periods is not always true, as shown by the data for Mercury, Venus, and Earth.

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Astronomy Question

The document contains a table with data about planets in our solar system including diameter, distance from the sun, time of orbit, and mass. It then asks questions about the data: (1) Earth has about the same diameter as Venus. (2) Jupiter has the largest gravitational field strength because it is the largest planet in terms of mass and diameter. (3) The student's statement that smaller planets have shorter orbital periods is not always true, as shown by the data for Mercury, Venus, and Earth.

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10 The table shows some data about planets in our Solar System.

Time of orbit
Diameter Distance from Mass of planet
Planet in Earth days
in km Sun in 106 km in 1024 kg
or Earth years

Mercury 4 880 58 88 d 0.33

Venus 12 100 108 224 d 4.9

Earth 12 800 150 365 d 6.0

Mars 6 790 228 687 d 0.64

Jupiter 143 000 778 11.9 y 1 900

Saturn 121 000 1 427 29.5 y 570

Uranus 51 000 2 870 84 y 87

Neptune 50 000 4 497 165 y 100

Use data from the table to answer these questions.


(a) Which planet has about the same diameter as the Earth?
(1)

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(b) Jupiter has the largest gravitational field strength.


Suggest a reason for this.
(1)

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(c) (i) State the equation linking density, mass and volume.
(1)

(ii) Calculate the density of Neptune in kg/km3.


You may assume that Neptune is a sphere and that its volume is given by

4 r 3
volume =
3 (3)

density = .............................................................................................. kg/km3


(d) Calculate the orbital speed of Earth in km/s.
(3)

orbital speed = ............................................... km/s

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(e) A student says
7KHVPDOOHUWKHSODQHWWKHVKRUWHULWVSHULRGRIRUELW
Use data from the table to evaluate this statement.
(3)

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(Total for Question 10 = 12 marks)

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