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    This document provides information about sizes and distances within the universe. It lists key facts about the diameter of Earth, the sun, Jupiter, and the moon. It also gives distances between Earth and the sun, Earth and the moon, and the extent of the solar system. Further distances listed include the nearest star, the diameter and Earth's distance to the center of the Milky Way galaxy, the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, and the diameters of the local group, local supercluster, and observable universe. Students are instructed to memorize the values marked with an asterisk.

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    This document provides information about sizes and distances within the universe. It lists key facts about the diameter of Earth, the sun, Jupiter, and the moon. It also gives distances between Earth and the sun, Earth and the moon, and the extent of the solar system. Further distances listed include the nearest star, the diameter and Earth's distance to the center of the Milky Way galaxy, the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, and the diameters of the local group, local supercluster, and observable universe. Students are instructed to memorize the values marked with an asterisk.

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    This document provides information about sizes and distances within the universe. It lists key facts about the diameter of Earth, the sun, Jupiter, and the moon. It also gives distances between Earth and the sun, Earth and the moon, and the extent of the solar system. Further distances listed include the nearest star, the diameter and Earth's distance to the center of the Milky Way galaxy, the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, and the diameters of the local group, local supercluster, and observable universe. Students are instructed to memorize the values marked with an asterisk.

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    Astronomy Sizes and Distances in the Universe — Page 1 of 1

    Name _____________________________________ Date __________________ Period ________


    SIZES AND DISTANCES IN THE UNIVERSE

    DIAMETER OF EARTH: _____________ miles*

    THE SUN JUPITER


    • Diameter: _______ Earth diameters* • Diameter: _______ Earth diameters*
    • Diameter: _______ Jupiter diameters*
    MOON
    DISTANCE BETWEEN EARTH AND SUN • Diameter: _______ Earth diameter*
    • 1 au (______________ ________)*
    DISTANCE BETWEEN EARTH AND MOON
    • _________________ miles*
    • _________________ miles
    • ____________ Earth diameters
    • ____________ Earth diameters*
    • _______ light minutes*
    • _______ light second(s)*
    THE EXTENT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
    DISTANCE TO PROXIMA CENTAURI, NEAREST STAR
    • ____________ au
    • _______ light years*
    • _______ light years

    THE MILKY WAY


    • Diameter:______________ light years*
    • Distance to center (from Earth):
    ______________ light years*

    DISTANCE BETWEEN MILKY WAY & ANDROMEDA


    • _________________ light years*

    DIAMETER OF LOCAL GROUP


    • _________________ light years

    DIAMETER OF LOCAL SUPERCLUSTER


    • _________________ light years

    DIAMETER OF OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE


    • _________________ light years *Memorize these!

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