The average distance from Earth to the Sun is a. 1 ly. b. 1 ...

[Starlight]

The average distance from Earth to the Sun is
 
  a. 1 ly.
  b. 1 million km.
  c. 1 million miles.
  d. 1 billion km.
  e. 150 million km.

Question 2

Assume the size of the Sun is represented by a baseball with the Earth is about 15 meters (150 million km or 8 light minutes) away. How far away, to scale, would the nearest stars to the Sun be? Choose the closest answer.
 
  a. about the distance between New York and Boston (330 km)
  b. 100 meters away
  c. about the distance across the United States from New York to Los Angeles (4300 km)
  d. about the distance across 50 football fields (50  100 m)

[Chou]

Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

c