Question

e it some thought: planets and interplanetary distances

• diameter of the moon: 3,474 kilometers / 2,159 miles
• diameter of earth: 12,756 kilometers / 7,926 miles
• diameter of the sun: 1,390,000 kilometers / 863,706 miles
• diameter of the moon’s orbit: 768,798 kilometers / 477,709 miles
• distance between the sun and earth: 150,000,000 kilometers / 93,205,679 miles

match the numbers to the appropriate sentences. note that some items will remain unused.
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3.7

1. approximately moons could be placed side - by - side across earth.

60

1. placed side - by - side, approximately earths could fit in the distance between earth and the moon.

37

1. approximately earths could be placed side - by - side across the sun.

30

1. placed side - by - side, approximately suns could fit in the distance between earth and the sun.

109
108

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Moons across Earth

Earth's diameter: 12,756 km; Moon's diameter: 3,474 km.
$ \frac{12756}{3474} \approx 3.7 $

Step2: Calculate Earths in Moon-Earth distance

Moon's orbit diameter: 768,798 km; Earth's diameter: 12,756 km.
$ \frac{768798}{12756} \approx 60 $

Step3: Calculate Earths across Sun

Sun's diameter: 1,390,000 km; Earth's diameter: 12,756 km.
$ \frac{1390000}{12756} \approx 109 $

Step4: Calculate Suns in Earth-Sun distance

Earth-Sun distance: 150,000,000 km; Sun's diameter: 1,390,000 km.
$ \frac{150000000}{1390000} \approx 108 $

Answer:

1. Approximately $\boldsymbol{3.7}$ Moons could be placed side - by - side across Earth.
2. Placed side - by - side, approximately $\boldsymbol{60}$ Earths could fit in the distance between Earth and the Moon.
3. Approximately $\boldsymbol{109}$ Earths could be placed side - by - side across the Sun.
4. Placed side - by - side, approximately $\boldsymbol{108}$ Suns could fit in the distance between Earth and the Sun.