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Earth's average distance from the Sun is aboutRead the answer and worked solution →The distance from Earth to the Moon is aboutRead the answer and worked solution →Sunlight takes about how long to reach Earth?Read the answer and worked solution →Counting outward from the Sun, Earth is which planet?Read the answer and worked solution →About how much of Earth's surface is covered by ocean water?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the largest ocean on Earth?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these oceans is the smallest?Read the answer and worked solution →Which place is the highest point of land above sea level on Earth?Read the answer and worked solution →Which place has the lowest height on Earth's dry land surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the outermost layer of Earth's interior?Read the answer and worked solution →Directly below Earth's crust lies theRead the answer and worked solution →Of Earth's two core parts, which one is solid?Read the answer and worked solution →Which metal makes up most of Earth's core?Read the answer and worked solution →Earth's crust is thinnest under theRead the answer and worked solution →The moving pieces of Earth's rigid outer layer are calledRead the answer and worked solution →Earth's shape is best described asRead the answer and worked solution →Our Solar System is part of which galaxy?Read the answer and worked solution →The stream of charged particles flowing out from the Sun is called theRead the answer and worked solution →Charged particles from the Sun reach Earth's upper air near the poles and makeRead the answer and worked solution →The asteroid belt lies between the orbits ofRead the answer and worked solution →Bright streaks made when small space rocks burn in Earth's air are calledRead the answer and worked solution →A comet grows a long tail near the Sun because the Sun's heatRead the answer and worked solution →Comets are made largely ofRead the answer and worked solution →Which moon is the only one in the Solar System with a substantial atmosphere?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is one of the large Galilean moons of Jupiter?Read the answer and worked solution →Phobos and Deimos are the two small moons of which planet?Read the answer and worked solution →The Great Red Spot is a giant storm on which planet?Read the answer and worked solution →Which planet's rings can be easily seen from Earth?Read the answer and worked solution →It is winter in Australia in the Southern Hemisphere. What season is it in India in the Northern Hemisphere?Read the answer and worked solution →A day of 86,400 seconds is how many hours long?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Earth's average distance from the Sun is about

  1. 15 million km
  2. 1.5 billion km
  3. 150 million km
  4. 384,400 km
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Correct answer: C. 150 million km

The average Earth-Sun distance is about 150 million km, which defines one astronomical unit.

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The distance from Earth to the Moon is about

  1. 3,844,000 km
  2. 384,400 km
  3. 38,400 km
  4. 150 million km
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Correct answer: B. 384,400 km

The Moon is about 384,400 km from Earth, far closer than the Sun.

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Sunlight takes about how long to reach Earth?

  1. 8.3 hours
  2. 8.3 minutes
  3. 83 minutes
  4. 8.3 seconds
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Correct answer: B. 8.3 minutes

Earth is about 8.3 light-minutes from the Sun, so its light needs about 8.3 minutes to arrive.

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