Questions:
1) Calculate the gravitational potential energy of Jupiter as it orbits the Sun given the following information:
Mass of Jupiter = 1.90 × 1027 kg
Mass of the Sun = 1.99 × 1030 kg
Jupiter–Sun distance = 7.78 × 1011 m
2) Determine the escape velocity of the Moon, given that its mass is 7.35 × 1022 kg and its radius is 1737 km:
3) The escape velocity of Venus is 10360 m/s. Determine its radius if it has a mass of 4.87 × 1024 kg:
4) How would the value of the escape velocity change if the mass of the Earth was 3 times its actual mass. Justify your response algebraically.