A "Super-Earth" Has a Radius 1

question 52

Multiple Choice

A "super-Earth" has a radius 1.4 times larger than Earth but an identical composition.How rapidly would it lose its internal heat energy compared to Earth?

• A) The super-Earth would cool two times slower.
• B) The super-Earth would cool 1.4 times slower.
• C) The super-Earth would cool 1.4 times faster.
• D) The super-Earth would cool two times faster.

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