Multiple Choice
The mass of Earth is ME = 6.0 1024 kg,and the mass of the Sun is 2.0 1030 kg.They are a distance of 1.5 108 km apart.Calculate the acceleration of Earth due to the gravitational attraction of the Sun.(G = 6.67 10-11 N·m2/kg2)
A) 1.8 10-8 m/s2
B) 6.0 10-3 m/s2
C) 9.8 m/s2
D) 6.0 m/s2
E) 6.0 103 m/s2
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