Physics - 7L

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When is the effect of the Sun's gravity the greatest on an orbiting object?
When the object is closest to the Sun.
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How does surface temperature of a planet vary with distance from the Sun?
The surface temperature decreases the further away from the Sun.
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What planet is between Saturn and Mars?
Jupiter
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If a planet takes longer to orbit the Sun, does that mean it is further away from the Sun?
Yes
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While Pluto is NOT a planet, what does it do that all other planets do that suggests that it is a planet?
Orbits the Sun
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If the Earth has rotated on its axis exactly 183 times but only 182.5 days have passed, calculate the exact time taken for each rotation of the Earth on its axis.
0.997 days
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In an integer of days, how long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
28 days
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A writer has written a fiction novel about an Earth-like planet, called Delta. While Earth has a 23 degree inclination to its axis of orbit, Delta has a 0 degree inclination to its axis of Orbit. Name one difference between Delta and Earth now.
There would be no seasons on Delta.
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The distance between the Sun and the Earth is 150 million km. The speed of light is 300,000 km/second. Calculate how long light takes to reach the Earth from the Sun.
500 seconds
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How does surface temperature of a planet vary with distance from the Sun?

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The surface temperature decreases the further away from the Sun.

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What planet is between Saturn and Mars?

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Card 4

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If a planet takes longer to orbit the Sun, does that mean it is further away from the Sun?

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Card 5

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While Pluto is NOT a planet, what does it do that all other planets do that suggests that it is a planet?

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