Essential Cosmic Perspective (Looseleaf) - With Access
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Chapter 1, Problem 3VSC
About how far away from Earth would the Sun be located on this scale?
a. 3.75 meters (about 12 feet)
b. 37.5 meters (about the height of a 12-story building)
c. 375 meters (about the length of four football fields)
d. 37.5 kilometers (the size of a large city)
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