Question

Match the choices to the appropriate blank . Use each choice only once.

1. about 100,000 light-years
2. about 5 AU
3. about 8 light-years
4. about 1.5 AU
5. less than 0.01 AU
a. Mars is_____from the Sun.
b. Jupiter is_____from the Sun.
c. The star Sirius is_____from the Sun.
d. The diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy is_____.
e. The distance from Earth to the Moon is_____.

Answer 1

1. about 1.5 AU

2. about 5 AU

3. about 8 light-years

4. about 100,000 light-years

5. less than 0.01 AU

Step-by-step explanation:

a. Mars is about 1.5 AU from the Sun.

b. Jupiter is about 5 AU from the Sun.

c. The star Sirius is about 8 light-years from the Sun.

d. The diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy is about 100,000 light-years.

e. The distance from Earth to the Moon is less than 0.01 AU.

Note: AU is an acronym for Astronomical Unit and it is a standard unit by astronomers to illustrate the distance between the planetary bodies found in the solar system.