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If the Earth were represented as a basketball (10 in) and the Moon as a baseball (3 in) then, to order of magnitude, what size would best represent the diameter of the Sun?
 
  a. 10 ft
  b. 100 ft
  c. 1000 ft
  d. 10000 ft

Question 2

The Milky Way Galaxy is
 
  a. a spiral galaxy.
  b. part of a cluster of galaxies that contains a few dozen galaxies.
  c. about 80,000 light years in diameter.
  d. all of the above.


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

B

Answer to Question 2

D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
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