Mercury Orbits the Sun with an Average Distance of 0

question 47

Multiple Choice

Mercury orbits the Sun with an average distance of 0.4 AU, and its mass is 0.06 times that of Earth.The gravitational force that the Sun exerts on Mercury is approximately ________ times the force of gravity that the Sun exerts on Earth.

• A) 20
• B) 6
• C) 4
• D) 0.4
• E) 0.1

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