What is the ratio of the orbital angular momentum of Earth compared to its spin angular momentum? Note that Earth has a radius of 6 * 106 m, and 1 AU is 1.5 *1011 m.
A) 1
B) 70
C) 640
D) 25,000
E) 4.3* 106
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