Which of the following correctly describes the relative distances of the stars and planets? The stars are
A)About 10 times farther away than the nearest planets
B)About 100 times farther away than the nearest planets
C)About 100,000 times farther away than the nearest planets
D)Several billion times farther away than the nearest planets

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The nearest planets (excluding Earth) are the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, which are about 600 million and 1.2 billion kilometers away, respectively. In contrast, the nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 40 trillion kilometers away. This means that the stars are about 100,000 times farther away than the nearest planets.

Which of the Following Correctly Describes the Relative Distances of the Stars