ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
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How big is Earth compared to our solarsystem?Let’s reduce <strong>the</strong> size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> solar system by a factor <strong>of</strong>10 billion; <strong>the</strong> Sun is now <strong>the</strong> size <strong>of</strong> a large grapefruit(14 cm diameter).How big is Earth on this scale?A. an atomB. a ball pointC. a marbleD. a golf ball© 2005 Pearson Education Inc.,publishing as Addison-Wesley