2023 · M/J · 5054/21 | Q11

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(a)

Table 11.1 shows details about eight planets in the solar system, their average distance from the Sun, their orbital period and their average surface temperature.

Table 11.1
planet	distance from the Sun / km	orbital period / s	average surface temperature / °C
________	5.8 × 10⁷	7.6 × 10⁶	167
Venus	1.1 × 10⁸	1.9 × 10⁷	464
Earth	1.5 × 10⁸	3.2 × 10⁷	15
Mars	2.3 × 10⁸	5.9 × 10⁷	−65
________	7.8 × 10⁸	3.7 × 10⁸	−110
Saturn	1.4 × 10⁹	9.3 × 10⁸	−140
________	2.9 × 10⁹	2.6 × 10⁹	−195
Neptune	4.5 × 10⁹	5.2 × 10⁹	−200

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Complete Table 11.1 by adding the names of the three planets that are not given.

Answer guidance

State A short answer. No explanation is needed, and adding one cannot earn extra marks.

[2 marks]

(b)Calculate the orbital speed of Mars as it travels around the Sun. Give your answer in km/s.

Answer guidance

State A short answer. No explanation is needed, and adding one cannot earn extra marks.

[2 marks]

(c)Describe the relationship between the distance of a planet from the Sun and its orbital period.

[1 mark]

(d)Describe the relationship between the distance from the Sun and the average surface temperature of a planet. In your description, include any anomalies.

[2 marks]

5054/21/M/J/23Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 · May/June 2023 · Paper 2 variant 1 · Question 11