Answer ALL of the following parts:

A) The Sun’s radius is 6.96 x 10⁸ meters, while the Moon’s radius is 1.74 x 10⁶ meters. How many times larger is the Sun than the Moon?

B) The Sun’s average distance from Earth is 1.5 x 10¹¹ meters, while the Moon’s average distance from the Earth is 3.8 x 10⁸ meters. How many times farther from the Earth is the Sun than the Moon?

C) How do your answers to (A) and (B) compare? Note that this is why we have total solar eclipses.

Incorrect or incomplete answers will be given a dislike! Do not answer if you are unsure of your accuracy.