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According to Kepler's 3rd Law, Where orbital period is determined by distance from the Sun, Match the planet with it's orbital period.

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Column A
1.
Earth:
Earth
2.
Neptune:
Neptune
3.
Mercury:
Mercury
4.
Saturn:
Saturn
Column B
a.88 days
b.10,759 days
c.365 days
d.60,190 days

1 answer

According to Kepler's 3rd Law, which relates the orbital period of a planet to its distance from the Sun, here are the correct matches for the planets and their respective orbital periods:

Column A

  1. Earth: c. 365 days
  2. Neptune: d. 60,190 days
  3. Mercury: a. 88 days
  4. Saturn: b. 10,759 days

So the complete matching would be:

  • Earth: c. 365 days
  • Neptune: d. 60,190 days
  • Mercury: a. 88 days
  • Saturn: b. 10,759 days