All of the Following Hypothetical Planets Orbit a Star with the Same

question 136

Multiple Choice

All of the following hypothetical planets orbit a star with the same mass as the Sun (one solar mass) . Which one has the shortest orbital period? (If two objects would have the same orbital period to within a difference of less than 1% consider them as having identical periods.)

• A) Planet A: one Earth mass and 1 AU from the star
• B) Planet B: two Earth masses and 1 AU from the star
• C) Planet C: two Earth masses and 2 AU from the star
• D) Planets A and B
• E) Planets B and C F) All of them have the same period.

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