2007-04-15 14:39:50 · 15 answers · asked by Felicia L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
thanks for the points, but you are on your own with this question.
2007-04-15 14:42:50 · answer #1 · answered by lightperson 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if you would like to get an idea as to the scale of star lengths, then do this little project.
-Grab yourself two basketballs, a quarter, and a pin.
-Find a nice, open field, put one of the basketballs down. This is the sun.
-walk about 50 yards, place the quarter on the ground. This is the Earth
-stick your thumb on the ground so that the tip is touching the quarter. stick the pin in the ground on the other side of your thumb. That's the moon.
-Take the second basketball, walk a good 140 miles, and set it on the ground. That is proxima centauri, our closest neighbor. Might want to pack a lunch for this one.
-If you wanted to map out the galaxy on this scale, you would need an area roughly the size of the continental United States. The solar system alone would be the length of about 10 football fields.
In other words, the answer to your homework is FALSE!
2007-04-15 16:00:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
False.
The Sun is the closest star to Earth. Earth is in orbit around the Sun.
2007-04-19 09:11:49 · answer #3 · answered by Tenebra98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 21:25:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. It's actually exactly the opposite, the Sun is our closest star. Because, except for the Sun, even with the biggest telescope you will not be able to see the surface of any other star, that far they are!
2007-04-16 04:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by stardom65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False
2007-04-19 01:59:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. The Sun is nearer than any other star.
2007-04-15 14:45:54 · answer #7 · answered by anonimous 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False. The sun is nearest. the other stars are light years from us.
2007-04-15 18:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by Icia T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False.
The Sun is about 300,000 times closer than the next closest star.
2007-04-15 15:24:17 · answer #9 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The sun (another star) is nearer to earth than other stars.
2007-04-15 16:30:23 · answer #10 · answered by Ryan R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a trick question because the sun is a big star so saying that is like pointing a a guy bob and saying, is it true that man is closer to me than bob,
2007-04-15 14:47:48 · answer #11 · answered by AIR JORDAN 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋