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Why is the distance to planets usually given in kilometers whereas the distance to the stars are given in light years?
Because stars are much, much further away than planets are. What sounds better? The nearest star is 4.24 lightyears away or 40,132,658,900,000 (Or 4.013x10^13) kilometers? To go even deeper, it's better to give distance in astronomical units (1 au = Mean distance from Sun to Earth), megameters (1Mm = 1,000km) or gigameters (1Gm = 1,000,000km) when refering to planets.
When refering to distance, it's best and least confusing to use smaller units. If you reference somoething extremely far away, you would often use parsecs (Be it parsecs, megaparsecs, etc.). where 1 parsec = 3.2 lightyears.
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How does the planets distance from the sun affect its conditions?
The farther away from the sun the planet is, the more space it has to cover. Therefore, the planets distance from the sun whereas, if i am half the distance from Earth/Sun, that planet will get more energy. But if I am twice the distance from Earth/Sun, I will receive less energy.
What Terrestrial planets are rocky bodies whereas the giant planets consist mostly of gasses with trace amounts of solids?
The "terrestrial planets" are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
The Sun is closer to the Earth than the Moon is true or false?
True. The Sun is much closer to Earth than the Moon. The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers), whereas the average distance from the Earth to the Moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers).
Are there planets in the Andromeda Galaxy?
It is extremely likely, but we cannot yet find planets from that far away. All the planets we have found to date are in our own galaxy. The Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away whereas our galaxy is about 100,000 light years across.
What do inner planets have that outer planets dont have?
the inner planets are hot and or warm. the outer planets have rings. they both have the asteriod belt in the middle. they both have4 planets. the inner planets are smaller, made of rock and are AWESOME!
How many kilometers are in one ton?
Kilometers and tons are not the same units. Kilometers is distance, whereas tons measures mass.
How many kilometers are in 3200 liters?
This is not possible to tell. Liters is used to measure volume whereas kilometers to measure distance.
How many liters make a kilometer?
Liters cannot be converted into kilometers. Liters measure volume whereas kilometers measure distance.
Which planet is 227 940 000 kilometers from the sun?
Mars has a semi major axis of 227,939,100 km from the Sun. But this is only an average and will only be at this distance from the Sun twice in it's orbit. At Aphelion (Furthest) is will be 249,209,300 km from the Sun, whereas at Perihelion (Closest) it will be 206,669,000 km.
What is the inner planets and why?
The inner planets listed in order from closest to the sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. They are called the inner planets because they are all within 1.52 AU of the Sun, whereas the Jovian planets are at a distance of 5+ AU. One AU is equal to the average distance between the Sun and the Earth or 93,000,000 miles.
What 2 units of measuring are used to express distance?
Miles and Kilometers? Centimeters and Inches? Meters and Feet?
How do you convert kilometers to Celsius?
With great difficulty. A kilometre is a measure of distance whereas a degree Celsius is a measure of change in temperature. There is no relationship between the two.
How many miles are 5 kilos?
Miles is a measure of distance whereas Kilos is a measure of weight. However, 5 kilometers is equal to = 3.10685596 miles
How many kilometers are in 0.054 milliliters?
A kilometre is a measure of distance. A millilitre is a measure of capacity. The two units are therefore incompatible.
Is the moon or neptune farther from earth?
The moon is about 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles) from Earth, and about 4,564 million kilometers (2,835 million miles) from Neptune. So, the moon is much closer to the Earth, Neptune over 10,000 times farther away.
How does the planets distance from the sun affect its conditions?
The farther away from the sun the planet is, the more space it has to cover. Therefore, the planets distance from the sun whereas, if i am half the distance from Earth/Sun, that planet will get more energy. But if I am twice the distance from Earth/Sun, I will receive less energy.
Are planets bigger than dwarf planets?
yes, because some dwarf planets are only as big as comets, whereas planets themselves take up much more space.
