Leave the moon’s amplitude (semi-major axis) constant. How does changing the moon’s orbital period change the calculated value for the planet’s mass?

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Q: Why does the Moon have a greater influence on Earth's tides than the Sun does?    A.  because the…

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Q: 8. The International Space Station is in orbit about 408 km above the surface of Earth. Calculate…

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Q: 7. Isaac Newton was the first person to correctly explain the twice-daily occurence of high and low…

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Q: A newly discovered planet, Eagal, has two known moons, Dorainn and Bron. The table below gives some…

A: Mass of Dorainn (mD)=1.427×1015 kg Mass of Bron (mB)=1.427×1015 kg Radius of Dorainn (RD)=6.142 km…

Q: A dwarf planet and an asteroid are in a remote location in space far from any other bodies.…

A: 1) F = Gm1m2/r^2    = (6.67×10^-11×9×10^20×4.5×10^17)/(3×10^7)^2    = 3×10^13 N  2) acceleration of…

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A: Given that the time period is  T=23×60×60+60×60T=86400 s The formula to calculate the velocity of…

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Q: The Great Red Patch is a huge, oval, crimson spot on Jupiter. On how to anticipate the planet's…

A: Jupiter great red spot is  Gigantic storm that is about twice as wide as earth  circling the planet…

Q: Earth-Moon system: a) Make a rough estimate of how long it will take for Earth's rotation period to…

A: Earth's  roation period to reach 47 days is 47 days = 1day +ts∆t                 = 1 day…

Q: f a hole were dug through the center of a planet and a ball dropped into the hole, which of the…

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Q: An object is orbiting earth at a height of 100 km from the surface. What's the period? Gravitational…

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Q: If the orbital distance to a planet doubles, its period will be a.Half b.Larger, but less than…

A: Given:-  If the orbital distance to a planet double.  Find:-  Its period will be    a) Half   b)…

Q: A) What is the cause of high tides on Earth? B) Why are there two high tides at a location on Earth?

A: Answer(A):-The relative distances and positions of the sun, moon and Earth all affect the size and…

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Q: 34. A geosynchronous satellite appears to "hover" stationary directly above a particular point on…

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Q: 2.Mercury is revolving in a elliptical orbit around the Sun as shown in the figure At which point…

A: Answer: A.  point A

Q: Calculate the period of a satellite orbiting the 97km above the Moon's surface. Ignore effects of…

A: Time period of the satellite is 7065 sec or 1.96 hour.

Q: Which of the following is a measurable effect of the tidal interactions between the Earth and the…

A: Given:  formation of tides

Q: 5) In late 1609 and early 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter. These moons…

A: According to Kepler's Laws; Every planet is revolving around the sun in an elliptical orbit, with…

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Q: Transit Data: Determine the mass, radius, and orbital radius of this planet. Star Light Curve 100.00…

A: Given, mass of the star is Mstar=2.56Ms=2.56×1.9891×1030kg Star radius is…

Q: 34.  A geosynchronous satellite appears to “hover” stationary directly above a particular point on…

A: The objective of this question is to calculate the altitude and speed of a geosynchronous satellite.…

Q: Suppose a 6.0x1010 kg meteorite struck the Earth at the equator with a speed 2.9x104 m/s , as shown…

A: Given: Mass of meteorite is 6.0×1010kg. Speed of meteorite is 2.9×104ms.

Q: 4. What is the weight of the 50 kg student on the surface of the planet whose mass is 6.42 x 1023 kg…

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Q: Pretend the moons orbit around the earth is a perfect circle. How long does it take in unit of days…

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Q: Far into the future scientists are exploring a new planetary system in hopes of finding an…

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Q: Q13.12 A planet (P) is moving around the sun (S) in an elliptical orbit. As the planet moves from…

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Q: Explain why the Moon sometimes causes an annular eclipse.  Why do the tides happen and roughly how…

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Q: 6. Determine what the period of revolution of the Earth would be if its distance from the Sun were 4…

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Q: You land on Mars and observe that one of its moons (Phobos) has an orbital period of 7.66 hours. If…

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Q: Galileo is often credited with the early discovery of four of Jupiter's many moons. The moons…

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Q: If the moon had an ocean as deep as the Earth’s, tides there would be about as high as tides on the…

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