Multiple Choice
Assume the size of the Sun is represented by a baseball (diameter about 7 cm) .At this scale the Earth is about 15 metres (150 million kilometres,or 8 light minutes) away.How far away,to scale,would the nearest stars to the Sun be? Pick the closest answer.
A) 100 metres away
B) about the distance across 50 soccer fields (50 x 100 metres, or 5 kilometres)
C) about the distance between Toronto and Windsor (330 kilometres)
D) about the distance from Toronto to Vancouver (4300 kilometres)
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