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22.2 | Sun and Planetary Motion |
1. The major semi-axis of Earth is 149.6 million km. What is the average distance of Pluto from the Sun if one year in Pluto lasts as 248 Earth years?
Correct Answer: A
2. How fast do the points on Sun's equator rotate? Take 1 month = 30 days.
Correct Answer: B
3. How many times less energy does a unit area on March surface receive from Sun compared to the same area and for the same incident angle on Earth?
Correct Answer: D
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