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What unit is used to measure the distance between galaxies

A.light years
B.miles
C.kilometers
D.years

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im pretty sure its light years c: hope it helps

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Answer:

A.light years

Step-by-step explanation:

Astronomical distances, such as the distance between stars or galaxies, are too large. So measuring these distances in the units of measure that we use here on earth would be very impractical, besides they would be very large numbers and difficult to imagine such distances.

For these reasons to measure distances in space it is common to use light years, which contrary to what the name indicates, is not a measure of time but of distance: a light year is the distance that light travels in a year.

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