Each of the following lists two facts. Which pair of facts can be used with Newton's version of Kepler's third law to determine the mass of the Sun?
A. Earth is 150 million km from the Sun and orbits the Sun in one year.
B. Mercury is 0.387 AU from the Sun and Earth is 1 AU from the Sun.
C. The mass of Earth is 6 × 1024 kg and Earth orbits the Sun in one year.
D. Earth rotates in one day and orbits the Sun in one year.
Answer:A
Each of the following lists two facts. Which pair of facts can be used with Newton's version of Kepler's third law to determine the mass of the Sun?
A. Earth is 150 million km from the Sun and orbits the Sun in one year. B. Mercury is 0.387 AU from the Sun and Earth is 1 AU from the Sun. C. The mass of Earth is 6 × 1024 kg and Earth orbits the Sun in one year. D. Earth rotates in one day and orbits the Sun in one year.