Question

the sun is 150 million kilometers from earth. if you wanted to explain to a friend how far that is, what would you say? make a drawing to help you explain your thinking. label your drawing.

Explanation:

You could say that 150 million kilometers is an extremely long - distance. For perspective, if you were to drive a car at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour non - stop, it would take you about 171.23 years to cover that distance (since time = distance/speed, 150000000/100 = 1500000 hours, and 1500000 hours / (24 hours per day * 365.25 days per year) ≈ 171.23 years). You could also draw a small circle to represent the Earth and a much larger circle to represent the Sun, and draw a long line between them labeled "150 million kilometers" to visually represent the distance.

Answer:

You could say something like "If you drove a car at 100 kilometers per hour non - stop, it would take over 171 years to travel the distance from Earth to the Sun. Also, draw a small Earth, a larger Sun, and a long line between them labeled '150 million kilometers'."