Pearson Etext Essential Cosmic Perspective -- Access Card (8th Edition)
Pearson Etext Essential Cosmic Perspective -- Access Card (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134873824
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: PEARSON
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If we wanted to show the distance between Earth and the Moon on the same scale, about how far apart would you need to place the two photos above?

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Answer to Problem 1VSC

Solution:

The distance between Earth and Moon in this scale is 96cm or nearly eqaul to 1meter.

So correct option is (b).

Explanation of Solution

Given data:

Distance between Earth and the Moon on the same scale =384000 km Scale,

(1cm/4000km)

Calculation:

The distance between Earth and the Moon is 384,000 km. In the scale of the figure mentioned in the textbook, 1cm is equal to 4000 km. Thus, the Earth-Moon distance in the terms of this scale is,

384000km=384000km×1cm4000km(1cm = 4000km)=96cm

The distance between Earth and Moon in this scale is 96cm or nearly eqaul to 1meter.

So correct option is (b).

Conclusion:

Thus, the distance between Earth and Moon in this scale is 96cm or nearly eqaul to 1meter.

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