Planet Distance from Sun (million km) Mass of Planet (x10 ^22 kg) Time for 1 Orbit of Sun (days)
Mercury 58 33.0 88.0
Venus 108 487 224.7
Earth 150 598 365.2
Mars 228 64.2 687.0
Jupiter 778 190,000 4332
Saturn 1,429 56,900 10760
Uranus 2,871 8,690 30700
Neptune 4,504 10,280 60200
Which of the following does the chart show about the planets and their orbits?
oThe planets with the most mass take the longest to complete their orbits.
oThe planets closest to the sun and the planets farthest from the sun take the same amount of time to complete their orbits.
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* The farther a planet is from the sun the longer it takes to complete its orbit.
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* The orbits of the planets closest to the sun influence the orbits of the planets farthest from the sun.
1 answer
The correct statement based on the chart you've provided is:
This is supported by the data in the chart, which shows that as the distance from the Sun increases, the time it takes for each planet to complete one orbit also increases.
