The radius of Martian orbit around the sun is about \(4\) times the radius of the orbit of mercury. The Martian year is \(687\) earth days. Then which of the following is the length of \(1\) year on mercury?
1. \(172\) earth days
2. \(124\) earth days
3. \(88\) earth days
4. \(225\) earth days
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Two planets orbit a star in circular paths with radii \(R\) and \(4R,\) respectively. At a specific time, the two planets and the star are aligned in a straight line. If the orbital period of the planet closest to the star is \(T,\) what is the minimum time after which the star and the planets will again be aligned in a straight line?

1. \((4)^2T\) 2. \((4)^{\frac13}T\)
3. \(2T\) 4. \(8T\)
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The time period of a geostationary satellite is \(24~\text{hr}\) at a height \(6R_E\) \((R_E\) is the radius of the Earth) from the surface of the earth. The time period of another satellite whose height is \(2.5R_E\) from the surface will be:
1. \(6\sqrt{2}~\text{hr}\) 2. \(12\sqrt{2}~\text{hr}\)
3. \(\frac{24}{2.5}~\text{hr}\) 4. \(\frac{12}{2.5}~\text{hr}\)
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The kinetic energies of a planet in an elliptical orbit around the Sun, at positions \(A,B~\text{and}~C\) are \(K_A, K_B~\text{and}~K_C\) respectively. \(AC\) is the major axis and \(SB\) is perpendicular to \(AC\) at the position of the Sun \(S\), as shown in the figure. Then:

1. \(K_A <K_B< K_C\)
2. \(K_A >K_B> K_C\)
3. \(K_B <K_A< K_C\)
4. \(K_B >K_A> K_C\)

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Kepler's third law states that the square of the period of revolution (\(T\)) of a planet around the sun, is proportional to the third power of average distance \(r\) between the sun and planet i.e. \(T^2 = Kr^3\), here \(K\) is constant. If the masses of the sun and planet are \(M\) and \(m\) respectively, then as per Newton's law of gravitation, the force of attraction between them is \(F = \frac{GMm}{r^2},\) here \(G\) is the gravitational constant. The relation between \(G\) and \(K\) is described as:
1. \(GK = 4\pi^2\)
2. \(GMK = 4\pi^2\)
3. \(K =G\)
4. \(K = \frac{1}{G}\)

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A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance r1 and farthest away at a distance of r2. If v1 and v2 are the linear velocities at these points respectively, then the ratio v1v2 is:

1.  r2/r1

2.  r2/r12

3.  r1/r2

4.  r1/r22

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The figure shows the elliptical orbit of a planet \(m\) about the sun \({S}.\) The shaded area \(SCD\) is twice the shaded area \(SAB.\) If \(t_1\) is the time for the planet to move from \(C\) to \(D\) and \(t_2\) is the time to move from \(A\) to \(B,\) then:
                     

1. \(t_1=3t_2\) 2. \(t_1=4t_2\)
3. \(t_1=2t_2\) 4. \(t_1=t_2\)


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