In the Simplified Version of Kepler's Third Law, P² =

question 249

Multiple Choice

In the simplified version of Kepler's third law, P² = a³, the units of the orbital period P and the semimajor axis of the ellipse a must be, respectively,

• A) years and light-years.
• B) years and astronomical units.
• C) years and meters.
• D) seconds and meters.

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