A.)An asteroid, whose mass is 4.70×10-4 times the mass of Earth, revolves in a circular orbit around the Sun at a distance that is 5 times the Earth's distance from the Sun. Calculate the period of revolution of the asteroid. B.)What is the ratio of the kinetic energy of the asteroid to the kinetic energy of Earth?

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A.)An asteroid, whose mass is 4.70×10-4 times the mass of Earth, revolves in a circular orbit around the Sun at a distance that is 5 times the Earth's distance from the Sun. Calculate the period of revolution of the asteroid.

B.)What is the ratio of the kinetic energy of the asteroid to the kinetic energy of Earth?

 

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