The distance between the Sun and the Earth is $1.6 \times 10^{11} \,m$ and the radius of the Earth is $6.4 \times 10^6 \,m$. The ratio of the angular momentum of the Earth around the Sun to the angular momentum around its own axis is approximately (Assume the Earth as a solid sphere with uniform mass density and that it rotates around the Sun in a circular path.)

  • A
    $2.0 \times 10^2$
  • B
    $5.1 \times 10^8$
  • C
    $4.3 \times 10^6$
  • D
    $8.7 \times 10^{12}$

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