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Which of the following is the largest?
 
  a. the diameter of Earth
  b. the diameter of the Moon
  c. the diameter of the Sun
  d. the diameter of Jupiter
  e. the distance from Earth to the Sun

Question 2

If the light takes 8 minutes to reach Earth from the Sun and the nearest star is 4.7 ly from the Sun, what is the distance from the Sun to the nearest star in astronomical units?
 
  a. 37.6 AU
  b. 1.7 AU
  c. 214 AU
  d. 310,000 AU
  e. 1.5  1011 AU


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

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TVarnum

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Excellent

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