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1. Given Earth’s Moon’s radius of 1737 km, what is Titan’s radius in multiples o

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1. Given Earth’s Moon’s radius of 1737 km, what is Titan’s radius in multiples of Earth’s Moon’s radius (divide Titan’s radius by Earth’s Moon’s radius)?

0.003

0.786

1.482

1.841

2. Given that the mass of Earth’s Moon is 0.0123 Earth masses, what is the mass of Titan in multiples of Earth’s Moon mass?

0.439

1.846

8.317

18.902

3. What is the orbit size of Titan in astronomical units?

0.00016 au

0.00084 au

0.0011 au

0.0082 au

4. What is the orbit size of Titan in kilometers (where 1 au= 1.5 x 108 km)?

4.76 x 103 km

1.23 x 106km

9.28 x 108 km

2.17 x 1023 km

5. How long is a sidereal day on Titan?

14.2852 days

14.9699 days

15.9454 days

15.9691 days

6. How long is a solar day on Titan?

14.2852 days

14.9699 days

15.9454 days

15.9691 days

0.003

0.786

1.482

1.841

Explanation / Answer

1. Radius of titan = 2576 km

Titan’s radius by Earth’s Moon’s radius = 2576/1737 = 1.483017

So the nearest answer is 1.482

2. Mass of titan = 1.3452 x 1023 kg

Mass of earth =5.972 × 10^24 kg

Mass of Earth’s Moon = 0.0123 Earth masses = 0.0123 * 5.972 × 10^24 kg

Mass of Titan in multiples of Earth’s Moon mass = 1.3452 x 1023 /(0.0123 * 5.972 × 10^24)

                                                                              = 1.83131

The nearest answer is 1.846