Question 12 QUESTION 12A chunk of space rock is 256 times further from the Sun than the Earth The velocity of the space rock as it orbits around the Sun is255x as fast as the Earth10x as fast as the Earthohe same as the Eartho/16as fast as the Earth0/250 as fast as the EarthO NOTA

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A chunk of space rock is 256 times further from the Sun than the Earth. The velocity of the space rock as it orbits around the Sun is: 256x as fast as the Earth O 16x as fast as the Earth o the same as the Earth O 1/16 as fast as the Earth O 1/256 as fast as the Earth O NOTA

A chunk of space rock is 256 times further from the Sun than the Earth. The velocity of the space rock as it orbits around the Sun is: 256x as fast as the Earth O 16x as fast as the Earth o the same as the Earth O 1/16 as fast as the Earth O 1/256 as fast as the Earth O NOTA

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Chapter26: Relativity

Section: Chapter Questions

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