On a scale in which the distance from Earth to the Sun is about 15 meters,the distance from Earth to the Moon is
A)small enough to fit within your hand.
B)about 1 meter.
C)about 5 meters.
D)about 30 meters.

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The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is about 384,400 km, while the average distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 149.6 million km. On a scale where the Earth to the Sun is reduced to 15 meters, the Earth to the Moon would be roughly 0.0387 meters (15 meters * (384,400 / 149,600,000)), which is indeed small enough to fit within your hand.

On a Scale in Which the Distance from Earth to the Sun