GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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The planet that averages 150 million km, or on AU, from the Sun is ____
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Mars
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Jupiter
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Mercury
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Earth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As noted earlier, Earth’s average distance to the Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from the Sun. That’s 1 AU. Mars is on the three-yard line of our imaginary football field. The red planet is about 142 million miles (228 million kilometers) on average from the Sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -An AU is simply the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. Because the Earth’s orbit around the Sun is an ellipse, the Earth is not always the same distance from the Sun.
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