The table below provides a partial list of the orbital periods (in years), and o

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The table below provides a partial list of the orbital periods (in years), and orbital distances (in AU) for six planets orbiting a one solar-mass star. The mass of each planet is also provided (in Earth masses) Orbital Data for 6 Stars Mass (Earth Masses) 500 375 100 50 3 Orbit Distance Period (years) Star Semi major axis in AU) 20.0 2.0 3.5 Use the provided information to rank the distance (from farthest to closest) of the planets (A- F) from the star. Note that it is not necessary, but may be helpful, to complete the table using Kepler's 3rd law before making your rankings. A: Choose B: Choose... C: Choose.. D: Choose... E: Choose... F: Choose. Check Explain the process you used to figure out the order or distances for the planets in the table

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using T2 = a3

Planet with largest value of a will be more average distance from star;

so A-E-D-F-C-B (farthest to closest)

star a T m A 7.44 20 500 B .8 0.71 375 C 1.59 2 100 D 3 5.19 50 E 5 11.18 3 F 2.31 3.5 0.5

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