Question #96070
2 Answers
B. 100 - actual value is around 109.
Explanation:
Authoritative source here:
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/sunfact.html
This was also previously addressed in a Socratic post here:
https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-size-ratio-between-the-sun-and-earth
It is important to note whether a source is referring to a radius, a diameter or a volume.
http://www.suntrek.org/sun-as-a-star/sun-and-earth/comparing-size-sun-and-earth.shtml
It is 109 times larger than the diameter of the sun. So the option 'C' is correct.
Explanation:
The diameter of the Sun is 1.3914 million kms or 1392500 kms
The diameter of the Earth is 12,742 kms
=109.284256789(approximately 109.29)
Hence the Earth's diameter is 109 times smaller than the sun's diameter or the Sun's diameter is 109 times larger than the
Earth's.
