On a scale where the Sun is about the size of a grapefruit and the Earth is about 15 meters away, how far away are the nearest stars besides the Sun?
A)about the distance across the state of Delaware
B)about the distance across 50 football fields
C)100 meters
D)about the distance across the United States

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The nearest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri, is about 4.24 light years away. On the given scale, this would be approximately 400,000 kilometers away or about the distance across the United States. So the best choice is D.

On a Scale Where the Sun Is About the Size