If You Measured the Orbital Period of the Moon and the Distance

question 10

Multiple Choice

If you measured the orbital period of the Moon and the distance between Earth and the Moon, then you could calculate

• A) the mass of the Moon.
• B) the sum of the masses of Earth and the Moon.
• C) the average distance between Earth and the Sun.
• D) the radius of Earth.
• E) the radius of the Moon.

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