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No. A light year measures such large distances that it would be highly impractical to measure anything on Earth. The light year is used to measure distance in space beyond the solar system.
the distance is measured in LIGHTYEARS.
Inside our Solar System distances are measured in Astronomical Units (AU) which is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, or about 93 million miles. Jupiter is about 5.5 AU distance from the sun or around 500 million miles. Distances outside our Solar System are usually measured in Light Years.
Any distances between two points outside the solar system, or betweenanything inside the solar system and anything outside it, are.(With the exception of the distances now being estimated between exoplanetsand their respective host-stars.)
The Astronomical unit is used to measure the large distances in our solar system. It is roughly the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
it is light years. And miles are to short.
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meters, feet, and even miles are way too small to measure distances in space. astronomical units are mostly used to measure distances in our solar system. light years are used to measure the distances of things further away from our solar system.
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No. A light year measures such large distances that it would be highly impractical to measure anything on Earth. The light year is used to measure distance in space beyond the solar system.
the distance is measured in LIGHTYEARS.
Both are units used to measure distances. An angstrom is 10-10 meters - a very small unit. An AU is the distance from Earth to Sun, used to compare distances in the Solar System - a distance of about 150 million kilometers.Both are units used to measure distances. An angstrom is 10-10 meters - a very small unit. An AU is the distance from Earth to Sun, used to compare distances in the Solar System - a distance of about 150 million kilometers.Both are units used to measure distances. An angstrom is 10-10 meters - a very small unit. An AU is the distance from Earth to Sun, used to compare distances in the Solar System - a distance of about 150 million kilometers.Both are units used to measure distances. An angstrom is 10-10 meters - a very small unit. An AU is the distance from Earth to Sun, used to compare distances in the Solar System - a distance of about 150 million kilometers.
Because it would be impractical (very large numbers) to use kilometers, miles, or meters to measure distances in our solar system. This unit of measurement is used as it allows for comparisons to be done with relative ease, and all distances can be standardized. For this same reason when talking about anything outside of the solar system, light-years are used as the distances become drastically larger and too much for AUs to handle.
Inside our Solar System distances are measured in Astronomical Units (AU) which is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, or about 93 million miles. Jupiter is about 5.5 AU distance from the sun or around 500 million miles. Distances outside our Solar System are usually measured in Light Years.
in the solar system, distances are measured in AU's which stand for atronomical units.
measuring distances in the solar system.