Question

At its closest point, Mercury is approximately 46 million kilometers from the sun. What is this distance in AU?

0.3 AU<--------
2.4 AU
30 AU
150 million AU

Answer 1

@Phebe

Answer 2

@welshfella @nincompoop @acxbox22 can u guys verify my answer??

Answer 3

how many kilometers are there in 1 amu?

Answer 4

@dan815

Answer 5

@Nnesha

Answer 6

is 1 astronomical unit = the distance of the earth form the sun? I seem to remember this from way back

Answer 7

but i might be completely wrong ..

Answer 8

so im understanding that my answer was wrong

Answer 9

1 astronomical unit 1 AU = 1.4960 * 10^11 meters
it is the average distance between earth and sun
mercury to sun distance is = 46,000,000 * 1000 meters
= 4.6 * 10^9 meters = 4.6 * 10^9 / 1.4960 * 10^11 AU
= 3.0.74 / 100 = 0.0374 AU

Answer 10

if thats the case the its 46 / 149.8 am

Answer 11

the answer is C then

Answer 12

distance of sun from the earth = 92.9 million miles = 149.8 million kilometres

Answer 13

am i correct?

Answer 14

no
46/149.8 = 0.30

Answer 15

yes you are correct

Answer 16

thank you @welshfella so much!<3