When discussing distances within the Solar System, astronomers often use a unit

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When discussing distances within the Solar System, astronomers often use a unit of length called the astronomical unit (or AU), which is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun (or 1.496x Earth 10° km). Sun 1 AU 1 AU = 1.496 x 108 km Exercise 1 Score (a) Convert Earth's minimum distance from Jupiter, approximately 6.29 x 10° km, into AU: 1 AU (6.29 x 101 km) 1.496 10km AU 1.496 x 108 km (b) Convert Earth's minimum distance from Saturn, approximately 8.5 AU into kilometers 1.496 × 10-km 8.5 AU x km 1 AU Back Noxt Screen 2 of 22

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Exercise 1)

Answer a) 4.2045 AU

Answer b) 12.716 x 108 km

Answer 1) option C

Answer 2) option A

Answer 3) option A

Answer 4) option B

Answer 5) option B

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