Multiple Choice
Suppose that the Sun shrank in size but that its mass remained the same. What would happen to the orbit of the Earth?
A) Earth's orbit would be unaffected.
B) Earth's orbit would expand, and it would take more than one year to orbit the Sun.
C) Earth would change from a bound orbit to an unbound orbit and fly off into interstellar space.
D) The size of Earth's orbit would shrink, and it would take less than one year to orbit the Sun.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q4: Under what conditions is an object weightless?
Q11: Suppose you lived on the Moon. Which
Q12: Which of the following represents a case
Q15: According to what we now know from
Q16: Newton's version of Kepler's third law states:
Q17: How does the Space Shuttle take off?<br>A)by
Q18: Hallmarks of a Scientific Theory: All great
Q19: When you experience a downward gravitational force
Q23: Tidal friction caused by Earth's stretching from
Q66: If you double the mass of fusion