The Force of Gravity Between Saturn and the Sun Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

The force of gravity between Saturn and the Sun is _________ the force of gravity between the Earth and the Sun. For reference, Saturn is approximately 100 times more massive than Earth, and the semimajor axis of Saturn's orbit is 10 AU.

• A) 10 times smaller than
• B) 1,000 times larger than
• C) 1,000 times smaller than
• D) 100 times larger than
• E) approximately equal to

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