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Astronomical Unit- The distance between objects in the solar system!

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How do I use astronomical unit in a sentence?

An Astronomical Unit is the distance between Earth and the Sun and is used as a measurement unit for measuring the distances of other objects from Earth.


Why did the Au is not used to measure distances on earth?

AU is not used to measure the distances on earth, because a astronomical unit is a unit of measurement equal to the distance between Earth and Sun. So that's why you cannot use Au for measure the distances on Earth.


What is an astronomiacal unit?

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What is the unit of measurement between earth and sun?

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Aphelion is the term for when the earth's orbit brings it farthest away from what?

The sun. Aphelion is the point in Earth's orbit where it is farthest from the sun.


What is the term for when the moon passes between the earth and the sun blocking out light from the latter?

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Term use when the earth is far from the sun?

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How far in au is earth from the sun?

Good question. The answer is one. The term AU, or astronomical unit was defined as the distance from the Earth to the sun. It is 93 million miles and is used in solar system distances. The term light year is used for far greater distances, but the AU is still given.


The average distance between the earth and the sun is a standard measurement called?

astronomical unit i guess


What is the unit of measurement approximately e qual to the distance between the sun and the earth?

astronomical unit


What is the term for when the earth sun and moon are aligned?

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