2007-01-07 07:29:34 · 3 answers · asked by Brenda A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It looks like you're using a scale of about 1 inch to 1000km for the Moon and Earth. The Moon's about 385,000 kilometers from the Earth, so the answer's 385 inches - a shade over 32 feet.
2007-01-07 10:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By coincidence both the sun and the moon are 29 times their own diameters away. Each covers a half of a degree of arc. If the moon is a 3-inch ball then it would have to be 87 inches away.
2007-01-07 20:52:16 · answer #2 · answered by kevpet2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you're talking about the Earth and Sun, respectively. If the sun were 12 inches, the earth would be .1090 inches, not 3.
I may have calculated this wrong.. converting that many kilometers to inches was.. difficult.
If the Sun was a ball 12 inches, the Earth, from my rough calculations, would need to be about 3604.717 feet away.
2007-01-07 15:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by socialdeevolution 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋