Consider Earth as a Uniform Sphere of Diameter 12

question 12

Multiple Choice

Consider Earth as a uniform sphere of diameter 12.7  10⁶ m, with a mass of 5.98  10³⁰ kg, and a rotational period of 1 day. If Earth suddenly had a diameter of half this value without any loss of mass, calculate the new period of rotation.

• A) 0.5 day
• B) 2.0 days
• C) 0.25 day
• D) 4.0 days
• E) 1.4 days

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