help this is all super greek to me.
2007-06-16 15:37:07 · 10 answers · asked by Berta 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A light year is the largest (Its how long light travels ina year)
An Astonomical Unit (AU) is the second. It is the distance from the earth to the sun (93 million miles)
A kilometer is the third smallest, it is about 0.8 miles
and a yard is the smallest, it is about 3 feet.
2007-06-16 15:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by Ozzie S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A yard is smallest - it is a mere three feet.
A kilometer is next - it's a thousand meters, roughly 1100 yards or 3300 feet.
Astronomical unit is second largest - it is the 93 million miles, about 150 million kilometers. It's the average distance between the Earth and the Sun and the distance light travels in about 8 minutes.
Light years are the largest - they are the distance light travels in one year. It's roughly 6 trillion miles or 9.5 trillion kilometers.
2007-06-16 15:45:08 · answer #2 · answered by f38stingray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 1760 yards in a mile, making this the smallest on your list.
Next comes kilometer. It is just over half of a mile in length.
Astronomical unit is third ... it is the distance from the earth to the sun or about 92,960,000 miles
Last is light yr. This is the distance that light travels in a year's time. It is about 5,880,000,000,000 miles.
I hope this helps!
2007-06-16 15:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by math guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its easy if you just don't worry about it and think a bit.
You know how long a yard is.
You know how long a kilometer is - 1000 meters and a meter is just over a yard long.
Astronomical unit is a little harder, its the average distance of the earth to the sun, and is about 150 million km or 93 million miles.
A light year is the distance light travels in one earth year, and is about 5 trillion miles or 9 trillion km.
2007-06-16 15:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
smallest to largest:
yard, kilometer, astronomical unit, light year
2007-06-16 16:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by Eleckid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YARD (smallest)
KILOMETER
ASTRONOMICAL UNIT (93,000,000 MILES)
LIGHT YEAR (largest) 186,000 Miles per second
x 60 x 60 x 24 x 365 Days in a year.
2007-06-16 17:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From smallest to largest, tell your teacher
light year
astronomical unit
kilometer
yard.
p.s.
Thanks for implying only a geek knows these things.
2007-06-16 15:43:50 · answer #7 · answered by eric l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
largest to smallest:
light year=9460730472580.98 km
AU-Astronomical unit=149597870.691 km
kilometer
yard
2007-06-16 18:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by ove_obito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yard = 3 feet
kilometer = 0.6 miles
A.U. 93, 000,000 miles (distance from earth to the sun)
light year = 5.9 trillion miles (distance light travels in one year)
2007-06-16 15:45:54 · answer #9 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the answers given to you, so won't repeat them.
However, you missed another unit - the parsec. This is about 3.25 lightyears in distance, so is larger yet again.
2007-06-16 18:49:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋