CAIE IGCSE Physics 6.1.2.9 Strength of the Suns Gravitational Questions
Learn how increasing orbital distance changes the Sun’s gravitational field and a planet’s speed.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Exam points
- predict how the Sun’s gravitational field strength changes as orbital distance increases
- link greater distance from the Sun to lower planetary orbital speed
- use the inverse relationship between orbital distance and speed in comparisons
CAIE IGCSE Physics 6.1.2.9 Strength of the Suns Gravitational Questions question 1
[Maximum number: 3]
Jupiter and the Earth are planets in our Solar System.
State and explain the difference between the orbital speed of Jupiter and the orbital speed of the Earth.
statement
explanation
(orbital speed of) Jupiter is slower ORA
Jupiter is further from the Sun ORA OR orbital speeds of planets decrease as distance from the Sun increases ORA
gravitational field (strength) of Sun decreases with distance (from Sun) ORA
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