For Any Object Orbiting the Sun, Kepler's Law May Be

question 38

Multiple Choice

For any object orbiting the Sun, Kepler's Law may be written T² = kr³. If T is measured in years and r in units of the Earth's distance from the Sun, then k = 1. What, therefore, is the time (in years) for Jupiter to orbit the Sun if its mean radius from the Sun is 5.2 times the Earth's distance from the Sun?

• A) 5.2 years
• B) 6.0 years
• C) 12 years
• D) 16 years

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