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You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 107 m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s2.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star? You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg


A) (a) 7.2 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg, (b) 2.9 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg
B) (a) 1.3 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg, (b) 2.9 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg
C) (a) 7.2 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg, (b) 1.7 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg
D) (a) 1.3 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg, (b) 1.7 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m and its rotation period to be 22.3 hours.You have previously determined that the planet orbits   from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 59.7 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the mass of (a) the planet and (b) the star?   A)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg B)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  2.9 kg ×   kg C)  (a)  7.2 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg D)  (a)  1.3 kg ×   kg, (b)  1.7 kg ×   kg kg

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