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

Question

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

Answer 1

Using Kepler's Third Law, we can match the planets to their orbital periods:

Column A

1. Earth:
   b. 365 days

2. Neptune:
   c. 60,190 days

3. Mercury:
   a. 88 days

4. Saturn:
   d. 10,759 days

So the matches are:

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