According to Kepler's Third Law, the Square of the Planet's

question 64

Multiple Choice

According to Kepler's third law, the square of the planet's period in years is:

• A)equal to its perihelion distance from the Sun in A.U.
• B)inversely proportional to its mass in kilograms.
• C)equal to the fourth power of its average temperature in degrees Kelvin.
• D)proportional to the cube of its semimajor axis in A.U.
• E)equal to the square of its aphelion distance in A.U.

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