D.1 Solar System Distances a

Question 1

astronomical unit defn

Answer 1

the distance between the Sun and the Earth

Question 2

1 AU in m

Answer 2

1.5x10¹¹

Question 3

Distance to Mercury in AU

Answer 3

0.4 or 39

Question 4

Distance to Venus in AU

Answer 4

0.7 or 0.72

Question 5

Distance to Earth in AU

Answer 5

1.000 AU

Question 6

Distance to Mars in AU

Answer 6

1.5

Question 7

Distance to Jupiter in AU

Answer 7

5 or 5.2

Question 8

Distance to Saturn in AU

Answer 8

10 or 9.6

Question 9

Distance to Uranus in AU

Answer 9

20 or 19.2

Question 10

Distance to Neptune in AU

Answer 10

30 or 30.1

Question 11

Distance to the asteroid belt in AU

Answer 11

2 to 3 or 2.1-3.2

Question 12

The distance between the Earth and Sun is called…

Answer 12

1 astronomical unit

Question 13

1.5x10¹¹m is equal to what distance?

Answer 13

1 AU

Question 14

AU stands for

Answer 14

astronomical unit

Question 15

0.39 AU is the distance to

Answer 15

Mercury

Question 16

0.72 AU is the distance to

Answer 16

Venus

Question 17

1.000 AU is the distance to

Answer 17

Earth

Question 18

1.5 AU is the distance to

Answer 18

Mars

Question 19

2.1-3.2 AU is the distance to

Answer 19

the asteroid belt

Question 20

5.2 AU is the distance to

Answer 20

Jupiter

Question 21

9.6 AU is the distance to

Answer 21

Saturn

Question 22

19.2 AU is the distance to

Answer 22

Uranus

Question 23

30.1 AU is the distance to

Answer 23

Neptune

Question 24

the mnemonic for remembering the order of the planets is…

Answer 24

My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos

Question 25

The reason we know the distances to solar system objects (SSOs) is…

Answer 25

We knew the distances to the planets compared to the distance between the Earth and the Sun before we knew how far the Earth is from the Sun.