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If a galaxy were shrunk down to the size of a paper plate, then the next nearest galaxy would be...

A. more than 100 miles away
B. less than 1 mile away
C. less than 100 ft away
D. less than 1 ft away

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User Pumpkee
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Final answer:

On a scale where the Milky Way galaxy is the size of a paper plate, the next nearest galaxy, Andromeda, would be more than 100 miles away.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a galaxy were shrunk down to the size of a paper plate, then the next nearest galaxy, which is the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), would be 'A. more than 100 miles away'. This comparison is based on the actual distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda, which is about 2.4 million light-years away. Since the visible disk of the Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter, on a scaled-down model where the Milky Way is the size of a paper plate, Andromeda would still be a considerable distance away.

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