Physics - AQA GCSE: What is the trend in terms of distance from the sun?

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What is the trend in terms of distance from the sun?

Miqdaam Hamed Hassan · Accepted Answer

As distance from sun increases:
1)the temperature decreases e.g. Mercury is 430 °C whereas Neptune is -200 °C
2)the time taken to orbit the Sun increases e.g. Mercury orbits once every 88 Earth days, but Neptune orbits once every 165 Earth years

Physics - AQA GCSE

What is the trend in terms of distance from the sun?

As distance from sun increases: 1)the temperature decreases e.g. Mercury is 430 °C whereas Neptune is -200 °C 2)the time taken to orbit the Sun increases e.g. Mercury orbits once every 88 Earth days, but Neptune orbits once every 165 Earth years

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